IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2565 OF 2007 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2565 OF 2007 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2565 OF 2007 IN IN IN WRIT PETITION NO. 1958 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 1958 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 1958 OF 2007 Santosh Tukarak Koli ] .. Applicant Versus 1. State of Maharashtra & 2 ors. ] .. Respondents Mr. R.K. Mendadkar for the applicant. Mr. R.D. Rane, GP, for the respondents No.1 & 2. Mr. Nitin Jamdar for the respondent No.3. CORAM: S.B. MHASE & D.G. KARNIK, JJ. DATED: 05TH OCTOBER, 2007 P.C. : 1. By this Civil Application, the petitioner/ applicant seeks extension of time granted to the Scrutiny Committee for deciding the caste claim of the petitioner. Mr. R.D. Rane, learned Government Pleader appearing for the Scrutiny Committee submits that despite notice by the Scrutiny Committee, the petitioner himself had asked for time and, therefore, the matter could not be decided in time. Thus, the petitioner himself is guilty of neglect and the matter could not be decided on account of the negligence of the petitioner. : 2 : In the circumstances, we do not see any reason to grant extension of time at the request of the petitioner. 2. So far as the second prayer regarding protection against termination of service is concerned, Mr. Nitin Jamdar, the counsel appearing for the respondent No.3 submits that the services of the petitioner have already been terminated on 22nd September, 2007. In view thereof, the question of granting any protection at this stage does not arise. 3. Civil Application is, accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- [D.G. KARNIK, J.] [D.G. KARNIK, J.] [D.G. KARNIK, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.]