1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4761 OF 2005 Ganesh Manohar Bhoir ..Petitioner. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO.4756 OF 2005 Rekha Changdeo Divkar ..Petitioner. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Mr.R.K.Mendadkar for the Petitioner. Mr.R.D.Rane, Government Pleader for the State. ... CORAM : CORAM : CORAM : A.P.SHAH & A.P.SHAH & A.P.SHAH & DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. 9th August, 2005. P.C. : 1. By consent of the parties, the Caste 2 Scrutiny Committee is directed to decide the caste claim of the Petitioners expeditiously and in any event within a period of four months. 2. Mr.Rane, appearing for the Respondents states that the instructions have been already given by the Competent Authority to release the salary of the Petitioners and salary will be paid within two weeks. 3. Till the Scrutiny Committee decides the caste claim of the Petitioners and for a period of two weeks thereafter, the Petitioners’ services shall not be terminated. However, it is made clear that the Petitioners would not be entitled to claim any equity on the ground of their continuance in service and if the caste claim is invalidated by the Scrutiny Committee, their services will be liable to be discontinued. The Petitions are accordingly disposed of.