skc 1 WP-3389-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3389 OF 2011 Kum. Sunita Basappa Koli ..Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. R. K. Mendadkar for Petitioner. Mr. V. S. Gokhale, Assistant Government Pleader, for State. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. R. JOSHI, JJ. 07 June 2011. P.C. : Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the State. 2. In the present petition, the petitioner has restricted her prayer only to the extent of issuing direction to the Caste Scrutiny Committee, Respondent No. 2 to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a stipulated period. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was appointed as Shikshan Sevak vide order dated 18th February skc 2 WP-3389-11 2008 from Mahadeo Koli Scheduled Tribe category. The caste claim of the petitioner was referred by the employer of the petitioner to the Caste Scrutiny Committee on 3rd November 2008 and since then the same is pending for verification. It is prayed that direction be given to the respondent No. 2 - Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the same within a stipulated period. 4. In the circumstances, we dispose of the petition with direction to the respondent No. 2 - Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner, if not decided earlier, in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard after following principles of natural justice within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order. The petitioner undertakes to appear before the respondent No. 2 - Caste Scrutiny Committee at 11 O'clock on 14th June 2011. With these directions the writ petition is disposed of. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (A. R. JOSHI, J.)