1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8 OF 2008 Nahalchand Laloochand Pvt.Ltd. And others ...Petitioners v/s The State of Maharashtra and ors. ...Respondents Dr V.V. Tulzapurkar, Sr. Counsel with Mr Virag Tulzapurkar, Sr. Counsel and Mr P. Kabadi i/b M/s Doijode Associates for Petitiones. Mr A.Y. Sakhare, Sr. Counsel i/b Mr P.A. Pol for Respondent Nos.5 to 14. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND R.S. MOHITE JJ. DATE : 13TH JULY 2009. 2 P.C. :- 1] By consent of the parties, the petition is disposed off in following terms. 2] The order of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee dated 7th November 2007 is set aside. The matter is remitted back to the said Scrutiny Committee for de novo enquiry. 2] The Scrutiny Committee shall call for additional report from the Vigilance Cell. After the report from the Vigilance Cell is received, copy of that report shall be served on the petitioners and the respondents. The petitioners and respondents shall be at liberty to submit their say in the matter. 3] The Scrutiny Committee shall also permit the parties to lead evidence, both documentary and oral. 3 4] In case the parties apply for summoning of any of the witnesses whose statements might have been recorded by the Vigilance Cell or whose affidavits might have been filed by the parties for cross-examination, such application shall be considered by the Scrutiny Committee in accordance with law. 5] The Scrutiny Committee thereafter shall grant an opportunity of being heard to both the sides and make a fresh order. It is clarified that all previous orders passed by the Scrutiny Committee shall stand set aside by this order and the Scrutiny Committee is expected to make a fresh reasoned order as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of six months from the date on which the writ of this order is served on the Scrutiny Committee. Rule is made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs. Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Associate / Private 4 Secretary of this Court. Certified copy expedited. ( JUSTICE D.K. DESHMUKH ) ( JUSTICE R.S. MOHITE )