1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.372 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of | Coram, appearances, Court’s orders | Court’s or Judge’s or directions and Registrar’s | orders orders | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Amol Gandhi, Advocate i/b Mr. U.B. Bilolikar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 to 3, and 5. CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR, AND S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 2ND MARCH, 2010 The grievance made in this petition is about inaction of the Caste Scrutiny Committee in deciding the caste claim of the petitioner. It is not in dispute that the caste claim of the petitioner is still pending before the Committee as is stated by the Counsel for the Committee. However, respondent No.4 proceeded on the assumption that the caste claim of the petitioner has been invalidated by the Committee. 2 2. In view of the stand taken by the Counsel for the Committee, we dispose of this petition with direction to the Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible, in any case, not later than three months from today. The petitioner shall appear in the office of Scrutiny Committee on 12-03-2010 at 11-00 a.m. on which date, the Committee may schedule the date of hearing of the caste claim of the petitioner. Till the validity of the caste certificate of the petitioner is finally decided by the Committee, the respondents shall not precipitate the matter any further, on the basis of communication dated 07-12-2009 or otherwise. If adverse order is passed against the petitioner by the Committee, no precipitative action be taken against the petitioner for the period of two weeks from the date of communication of the said order so as to enable the 3 petitioner to pursue appropriate remedy as may be advised. 3. The petition is disposed of on the above terms. ( S.S. SHINDE, J. ) (A.M. KHANWILKAR,J.) sut/MAR10/wp372.10