FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1854 OF 2009 ________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | ________________________________________________________ Heard learned Counsel for the parties. 2 Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of the parties, taken up for final hearing. 3 The limited grievance in this petition is that although the petitioner has succeeded before the appellate authority, who in turn has validated the caste claim of the petitioner, the Director of Social Welfare (C.V.N.), Pune has not issued necessary caste certificate. According to the petitioner, the petitioner requested the office of the Director of Social Welfare at least on eight occasions in this behalf but to no avail. The fact that the petitioner’s caste claim has been validated by the appellate authority can be seen from the order dated 24th September, 1993 passed by the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad. There is nothing on record to indicate that the correctness of that order has been assailed from any quarter. Since that order has attained finality, the petitioner is entitled for issuance of caste certificate on the basis of the said decision of the Additional Commissioner. 4 Accordingly, the Director of Social Welfare, (C.V.N.), Pune is directed to take necessary steps to issue caste certificate to the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible, and preferably within eight weeks from the receipt of this order. Rule is made absolute in the above terms. (S.S. SHINDE, J) (A.M. KHANWILKAR,J) 12.01.2010. PLK/*