1 wp3150.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3150 OF 2011 Ankush s/o Babanrao Shahagantwar, Age: 30 years, Occ: Govt. Service, R/o. C/o. Archana Medicals, Bus Stand Road, Basmath, District Hingoli. ...PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through its Principal Secretary, of Department of Rural Development & Irrigation Dept. Mantralaya, Mumbai & Anr. ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr. Swapnil S. Rathi, Advocate for petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondents. ... CORAM: P.B. MAJMUDAR & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 26TH APRIL, 2011 PER COURT : By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed that even though his caste claim for verification is pending before respondent No.2 - the Divisional Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Ausa Road, Latur since the year 2009, 2 wp3150.11 respondent No. 2 - Committee has not taken a decision. 2. The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is already selected as Class-I Officer but he is unable to get appointment for want of caste claim verification by the Committee. 3. Considering the submissions advanced by the learned Counsel for the petitioner, respondent No. 2 Committee is directed to decide the caste verification claim of the petitioner and may pass appropriate order on the application of the petitioner, in accordance with law, at the earliest and in any case, within period of three months from today. If ultimately, the verification of the caste claim by the Committee is in favour of the petitioner, the petitioner can always ask necessary relief from the authority regarding his 3 wp3150.11 appointment on the reserved post. 4. The petition is disposed of accordingly. The learned A.G.P. to communicate this order to the concerned. [S.S. SHINDE, J.] [ P.B. MAJMUDAR, J.] sut/Apr11