-: 1 :- HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. Writ Petition No. 6261 of 2009 Rajendra Uttam Gaikwad. ..Petitioner. Versus State of Maharashtra & Others. ..Respondents. Mr. Kuldip Pawar i/b Mr. R. K. Mendadkar for the Petitioner. Mr. V. P. Malvankar, AGP for the Respondent – State. Coram : S. B. Mhase & R. M. Savant, JJ. Date : July 22, 2009. P. C. : 1. Heard. Rule, with the consent of the parties made returnable forthwith and heard. 2. The Petitioner has approached this Court seeking directions against the Respondent – Scrutiny Committee to decide his caste validation claim as early as possible, since the said claim is pending with the Scrutiny Committee since February 2005. 3. Learned Government Pleader submits that practically the enquiry is complete and the vigilance cell report is also on record and -: 2 :- the case may be at the stage of disposal. He submits that period of eight weeks may be granted to the Caste Scrutiny Committee to finally dispose of the matter. The statement is accepted. The Scrutiny Committee is hereby directed to dispose of the caste validation claim of the petitioner as early as possible and preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Petitioner shall co-operate in the early disposal and shall not seek any adjournment before the Committee. Petition is disposed of accordingly by making the Rule absolute to the aforesaid extent. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.)