1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2432 OF 2005 Mahesh s/o Bhalchandra Salunke (Thakur), R/o- Plot No.52, Virat Vihar Colony, Khodai Mata Road, Nandurbar, Tq. & Dist-Nandurbar. ...PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32, 2) The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Through its Chairman/Director, Nasik Division, Nasik, 3) The Hasti Coop. Bank Ltd., Hasti Sahakar Deep, Station Area, Dondaicha, Dist-Dhule, Through its General Manager. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri. Yeramwar Advocate h/f. Shri.A.S. Golengaonkar Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri. S.D. Kaldate, A.G.P. for Respondent No.1. Smt.Sarika Deshpande Advocate h/f. Shri. R.P. Phatke, Special Counsel for Respondent No.2. ... 2 CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND K.K. TATED, JJ. DATE : 5TH OCTOBER, 2010. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner's caste claim is pending before the Respondent No.2 Caste Verification Committee. The Petitioner is apprehending termination as the caste claim is not verified and validity certificate is not submitted. The Petitioner is said to be working with the Respondent No.3 Bank. The Petitioner claims to be belonging to "Thakur", Scheduled Tribe. 3. The learned counsel for the Respondent No.2 Caste Verification Committee is yet to receive instructions as to whether the caste claim is pending. 3 4. This Writ Petition is pending since the year 2005. It will not be proper to wait further. We direct the Respondent No.2 Caste Verification Committee to expeditiously dispose of the caste claim of the Petitioner, in case the same is pending before it, in accordance with law. The Petitioner shall appear before the Respondent No.2 Caste Verification Committee on 25th October, 2010 at 11.00 a.m. 5. With these directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. [K.K. TATED, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] asb/OCT10/wp2432.05