1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4915 OF 2010 1. Arun s/o Vishwanath Dongre, Age 26 years, Occ. Agri./ Social work, R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 2. Parwati w/o Shrirang Shingane, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri., R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 3. Indubai w/o Kacharu Hatagale, Age 46 years, Occ. Labour, R/o Anandwadi, Post Talwada Tq. Georai, District Beed. 4. Sojarbai w/o Shankar Kale, Age 52 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 5. Shobha w/o Lahu Hatagale, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri, R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 6. Gopinath s/o Pema Chavan, Age 50 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Poi Tanda, Post Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 7. Bhimrao s/o Devu Chavan, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Poi Tanda, Post Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 8. Shamrao s/o Pema Chavan, Age 40 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Poi Tanda, Post Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 2 9. Sampat s/o Dhondiba Dongare, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 10. Chalaji s/o Januji Aathawale, Age 60 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 11. Tulshiram s/o Rambhau Waghmare, Age 32 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 12. Gangadhar s/o Maruti Shinde, Age 40 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 13. Sitabai w/o Aanna Shinde, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Ramnagar, Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 14. Bhagwan s/o Piraji Garje, Age 40 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 15. Radhakisan s/o Manjaba Shingane, Age 45 years, Occ. Agri., R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 16. Sojarbai w/o Vishwanath Dongare, Age 48 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 17. Sonubai w/o Gangadhar Shinde, Age 38 years, Occ. Agri. R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. 18. Kiskinda Radhakishan Shingane, Age 40 years, Occ. Agri. 3 R/o Talwada, Tq. Georai, District Beed. ... PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 (Copy to be served on Government Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) 2. The State Election Commission, through Commissioner, State Election Commission, Mumbai. 3. The Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad, through Secretary Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad. 4. The Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad 5. The Collector, Beed, District Beed. ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri R.V. Gore, Advocate for the petitioner Shri N.B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for respondent Nos.1 & 5 Shri S.T. Shelke, Advocate for respondent No.2. ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 9th June, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, these petitions are heard finally at the 4 stage of admission. 2. The limited grievance of the petitioners in this petition is that their caste claims which is pending before the Scrutiny Committee have not been decided by the Scrutiny Committee. The prayer which is made in the petition is for directing the Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claims of the petitioners prior to 12/6/2010, however, cannot be granted to the petitioners as it is virtually impossible for the Scrutiny Committee to decide the pending caste claims of the petitioners prior to 12/6/2010. 3. Since the caste claims of the petitioners are pending before the Scrutiny Committee, we consider it appropriate to direct the Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claims of the petitioners within a period of six months from today. The petitioners to appear before the Scrutiny Committee on 22/6/2010. Rule is thus made absolute on the terms indicated above with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)