1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY : AURANGABAD BENCH WRIT PETITON NO. 5456 OF 2008 Sow. Savitribai Laxmanrao Jadhav - - - Petitioner versus The Scheduled Caste, Vimukta Jati, Denotified Tribes (Nomadic Tribes), Other Backward Class and Special Backward Category, Caste Certificate Scrutiny and Verification Committee, Aurangabad Division, Latur and others - - Respondents Shri N. N. Chitlange, Advocate for petitioner. Shri B. L. Sagar Killarikar, Advocate for respondent No.1. Shri S. K. Tambe, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for Respondent No.2. Shri V. S. Panpatte, Advocate for respondent No.3. Shri A. N. Irpatgire, Advocate holding for Shri R. R. Narwade, Advocate for respondent No.5. CORAM : B. R. GAVAI & N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. Dated : 18th August 009 PER COURT : 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. By way of present petition, the petitioner challenges the order 2 of Scrutiny Committee dated 4-6-2007 vide which the claim of respondent No.5 of belonging to Kunbi (Other Backward Class) has been validated. 3. Though learned Counsel for the petitioner and respondent No.5 have addressed us for considerable length of time on the genuineness of the claim of respondent no.5 by referring to various documents, we do not find it necessary to go into that aspect of the matter inasmuch as respondent No.1 Committee has expressed its willingness to reconsider the claim of the respondent No.5. 4. In that view of the matter, the Validity Certificate dated 4-6-2007 is quashed and set aside. The matter is remitted back to respondent No.1 Committee for considering the claim of respondent No.5 of belonging to Kunbi caste afresh in accordance with law. 5. Respondent No.5 to appear before the respondent No.1 Committee on 7-9-2007. In that view of the matter, requirement of formal notice shall stand waived. 3 6. Respondent No.1 Scrutiny Committee shall decide the claim of the respondent No.5 within a period of two months from the date on which respondent No.5 present herself before the Scrutiny Committee. 7. Learned Counsel for the petitioner, on instructions of the petitioner, undertakes to file an application for intervention before the respondent No.1 Committee on the date of appearance of respondent No.5 before the said Committee and upon such application being made, respondent No.1 Committee shall consider and decide the same in accordance with law. 8. It is further made clear that status quo as on today in respect of electoral office of respondent No.5 shall continue to operate till communication of the decision by respondent No.1 Committee to respondent No.5 for a further period of two weeks from the date of communication. ( N.D.DESHPANDE, J. ) ( B. R. GAVAI, J. ) pnk/wp545608