1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5641 OF 2009 Sachin Premkumar Varma, Age 22 years, Occu.Education, R/o Near Z.P.Colony, Agarkar Mala, Railway Station, Ahmednagar .. Petitioner Versus The Maharashtra Scheduled Caste De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Class And Special Backward Category Scrutiny Committee, Nasik Division, Central Administrative Building, Opp.I.S.P., Nasik Road, Nasik through its Member Secretary .. Respondent Shri S.V.Suryawanshi, Advocate holding for Shri P.B.Shirsath, Advocate for petitioner Shri B.L.Sagar Killarikar, Advocate for respondent CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ DATE : 26th August 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties these petitions are heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. The petitioner by this petition prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondent – scrutiny committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner which is pending since 2003. 2 3. Since the claim of the petitioner is pending consideration, we are not inclined to allow this petition and accordingly direct the petitioner to appear before respondent – scrutiny committee on 5th September 2009 and direct the respondent – scrutiny committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within two months of 5th September 2009. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( A.V.POTDAR ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE vvr/5641.09wp 3