1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2724 OF 2010 Yogesh S. Dhakate & Ors. ....Petitioners V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents Mr.R.K. Mendadkar for the Petitioners. Mr.C.R. Sonawane, A.G.P. for the State - Respondents. CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR AND R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 8TH APRIL, 2010. P.C. :- 1. The principal grievance made in this Petition is about inaction of Respondent Nos.2 and 3 - Scrutiny Committees in deciding the caste claim of the respective Petitioners which are pending since 2005-2006. The Petitioners have already joined the services of Respondent No.4 against the reserved posts. On account of non-production of the validity certificates, Respondent No.4 has now issued the notice to the Petitioners, threatening to remove them from service if the validity certificates are not produced within seven days from the date of service of the notice. In this background, the Petitioners have approached this Court. 2. For the nature of the controversy involved, we would finally dispose of this Petition by issuing directions to Respondent Nos.2 and 3 - Scrutiny Committees to forthwith decide the case claim of each of the 2 Petitioners on its own merits, expeditiously and in any case not later than three months from today. The Petitioners, through counsel, assure to extend full co-operation to the Scrutiny Committees for early disposal of their caste claim. The Petitioners shall appear in the office of the concerned Committees on 16.4.2010 at 11.00 a.m., on which date it will be open to the Committees to proceed with the hearing of their case or to assign some suitable date, so as to ensure that the final decision on the Petitioners’ claim is rendered not later than three months from today and the same is also communicated to the concerned Petitioners within such time. 3. In view of the above, we direct Respondent No.4 not to precipitate the matter for three months from today against the Petitioners. 4. The Petition, is disposed of on the above terms. (R.M. SAVANT, J.) (A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.)