1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Writ Petition No. 4320 of 2011 Nilkanth v. Jt Commr and anr -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr S.R. Narnaware, Adv for petitioner Mr N.W. Sambre, GP for respdts Coram: D. D. Sinha and A. P. Bhangale, JJ Dated: 17th November 2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Government Pleader for respondents. 2. Petitioner was appointed as clerk from Scheduled Tribe category (Halba) in the year 1998. Petitioner had submitted original caste certificate along with relevant documents to respondent no. 2 on 13.1.1999. Respondent no. 2 thereafter forwarded the same to respondent no. 1 Caste Scrutiny Committee for verification and taking decision thereon. However, verification proceedings are pending before the Committee and, therefore, it is prayed that direction be given to respondent no.1 Committee to decide the caste claim of petitioner within a stipulated period. 3. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, we 2 dispose of present writ petition with direction to respondent no. 1 Caste Scrutiny Committee to decided the caste claim of the petitioner, if not decided earlier, in accordance with law after hearing the petitioner, within a period of six months from the date of communication of this order. Petitioner undertakes to appear before the Caste Scrutiny Committee on 29.11.2011. Parties to maintain status-quo till the Committee passes final order. Judge. Judge joshi