1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4530 OF 2008 Janardhan Vaikunthrao Patankar .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri A. S. Bayas, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri D. R. Kale, A.G.P. for the Respondent No. 1. Shri P. S. Patil, Advocate for the Respondent No. 2. Shri M. S. Sonawane Patil, Advocate for the Respondent No. 3. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL, AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 05TH MAY, 2010. ORAL ORDER [Per NARESH H. PATIL, J. ] : . Heard. 2. The copy of proposal sent by the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Jalgaon, dated 25th March, 2008 in respect of petitioner Janardhan Patanker has been placed on record. His caste claim is to be verified by the Scrutiny Committee at 2 Amravati. Learned counsel for the committee submits that the Committee would decide the caste claim of the petitioner finally within six months from today. 3. We direct the Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner on its own merits within six months from today and communicate the order to the employer. 4. The petitioner shall appear before the Committee on 08th June, 2010 at 11.00 a.m. The petitioner shall co-operate with the Committee for disposal of the caste claim. For a period of six months from today, the Zilla Parishad Jalgaon, shall not take any adverse action of dismissing the petitioner from service for want of validity certificate. The writ petition is disposed of. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] bsb/May 10