1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1672 of 2011 Kum. Usha D/o. Linganna Yedpalwar Age Minor, Occ. Education, R/o. Jarikot Tq. Dharmabad, Dist. Nanded. Through Natural Guardian/Father Shri Linganna s/o. Laxman Yedpalwar Age 36 yers, Occ. Agri./Labourer, R/o. As above. Petitioner Versus 1] The Union of India though its Secretary to Ministry of Human Resource Development Department Science and Higher Education Government of India. 2] The Principal Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ministry of Human Resource Development Department Science and Higher Education Government of India. Amba, Tq. Partur, District Jalna. 3] The Sub-Divisional Officer, Degloor, Dist. Nanded. 4] The Scheduled Tribe Certificate Verification Committee, Aurangabad through its Deputy Director (Research) Aurangabad. Respondents Mr. Sunil M. Vibhute, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. Alok Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General for respondent Nos. 1 and 2 Mr. S.K. Kadam, AGP for respondent Nos. 3 and 4 2 CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE A.V. NIRGUDE,JJ. DATE : 8th March, 2011. ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER D.B. BHOSALE, J.] : 1] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of parties, taken up for final hearing. 2] This writ petition is filed by the minor petitioner, through her natural guardian/father, seeking direction to respondent No.4 – Committee, to decide her statutory appeal, whereby, she has challenged the order dated 24/1/2011, passed by respondent No.3, rejecting her application for issuance of Mannerwarlu Tribe Certificate. 3] The petitioner has filed the appeal on 8th February, 2011. Presently, the petitioner is studying in 6th standard in Javahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Amba, Taluka Partur, District Jalna. The petitioner apprehends that her provisional admission would be cancelled in view of the order dated 24/1/2011 passed by respondent No.3 and hence, she has approached this court, seeking direction to respondent No.4 Committee to dispose of her appeal and has prayed for protection till then. 4] Having considered the prayers in the writ petition and considering that the appeal filed by the petitioner is pending before respondent No.4 Committee, we are satisfied that the following oeder shall meet the ends of justice. 3 O R D E R “Respondent No.4 – Committee shall endeavour to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner on 8th February, 2011 (Exhibit `E' to the writ petition), as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of four months, from the date of receipt of this order. Till then,the interim order passed by this court on 8th December, 2010, in W.P. No. 11069/2010 shall remain operative. If the order passed by respondent No.4 Committee is adverse to the petitioner, the interim order shall remain in operation for a period of 15 days from the date of decision of the Committee.” Rule is made absolute in terms of this order with no orders as to costs. [A.V. NIRGUDE,J] [D.B. BHOSALE,J.] grt/wp