1 wp3475.09.odt FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Writ Petition No.3475/2009 (Smt. Shobha Uike ..V/s.. The Committee for Scrutiny and Verification of Tribe Claims +2) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mr. N.R. Saboo, counsel for petitioner. Ms. S.W. Deshpande, counsel for respondent no.1. Mr. J.Y. Ghurde, counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3. CORAM : D.D. SINHA & F.M. REIS J. DATE : 6 th NOVEMBER , 2009 . Heard Mr. Saboo learned counsel for petitioner, Ms. Deshpande learned counsel for respondent no.1 and Mr. Ghurde learned counsel for respondent nos.2 and 3. Learned counsel for petitioner states that petitioner was initially appointed in service in Zilla Parishad on the post of ‘Health Assistant (Women)’ w.e.f. 23/01/1985 from the Scheduled Tribe Category and was also given promotion in the year 1995. The petitioner submitted caste certificate as well as other relevant documents to the Zilla Parishad in the year 2006. Ms. Deshpande, learned counsel for the Caste Scrutiny Committee states that it appears that petitioner though submitted documents in respect of his caste however, did not submit original caste certificate issued by the competent authority. The Caste Scrutiny Committee tough received the documents submitted by the petitioner from Zilla Parishad Yavatmal however, the original caste certificate has not yet 2 wp3475.09.odt been received by the Caste Scrutiny Committee and for want of caste certificate the verification proceedings could not be conducted. Ms. Deshpande therefore, contended that petitioner was asked to produce original caste certificate before the committee in person at the earliest. On the backdrop of the above referred facts, we are disposing of the petition and direct the petitioner to appear before the Caste Scrutiny Committee at Amravati on 23/11/2009 at 11 a.m. and submit the original caste certificate as well as any other documentary evidence available with him. We direct the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner according to law and as per procedure applicable in this regard by following principle of natural justice within 6 (six) months from 23/11/2009. In the meantime, the services of the petitioner shall not be disturbed. JUDGE JUDGE Tambaskar.