1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 1451 /2011 (Ku.Surekha Waman Chatur (Kandarkar ) vs. The State of Maharashtra and others ) .................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... CORAM : D.D.SINHA & A.P.BHANGALE, JJ DATED : 7th April, 2011. Heard Mr.N.C.Phadnis, learned counsel for petitioners; Mr. N.S.Khubalkar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent no.1; Mr. S.M. Puranik, for respondent no.2 and Mr. P. S. Goswami, for respondents 3 and 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner was given an appointment as Assistant Teacher in the year 1998 from Scheduled Tribe category (“Dhangad”). It is submitted that the petitioner had submitted caste certificate along with documents in support thereof to the respondent no.3 which, in turn, had forwarded the caste claim of the petitioner to the Scrutiny Committee, for the purpose of verification and for taking decision. However, the same is pending. Learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, submitted that a direction be given to the respondent 2 No.2-Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a stipulated period. Mr S.M.Puranik, learned counsel for respondent no.2-Committee has submitted that if the caste claim of the petitioner is pending with the Committee, the same shall be considered according to law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of six months from today by taking appropriate decision in this regard. In view of the above-referred statement made by Mr Puranik, no further direction in this regard is necessary. Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE sahare