1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Writ Petition No. 6164 of 2010 Neeta 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 S.M. Puranik, Adv for respdt no. 1 Mr A.S. Fulzele,AGP for respdt no. 2 Coram: D.D. Sinha and A. P. Bhangale, JJ Dated : 24th February 2011 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner; learned counsel for respondent no. 1 and learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent no. 2. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner, who belongs to Halba caste, was appointed on the post of Accountant on 19.2.1999 from Scheduled Tribe category. It is submitted that at a later point of time, the petitioner submitted caste certificate along with necessary documents to respondent no. 2 who has forwarded the same to the Caste Scrutiny Committee (respondent no.1) on 19.9.2009 and since then the caste claim of the petitioner is pending before respondent no. 1 Committee for verification. It is, therefore, prayed that direction may be given to the Committee to decide the same in accordance with law within the stipulated period. 2 3. In the circumstances, we direct respondent no.1 Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of four months from the date of communication of this order after hearing the petitioner. With this observation, writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. In the mean-time, services of the petitioner need not be disturbed. However, the same is subject to the decision of the Caste Scrutiny Committee. JUDGE JUDGE joshi