-1- IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.6377 OF 2007 NO.6377 OF 2007 NO.6377 OF 2007 Mandakini Vilas Mane ...Petitioner v/s The State of Maharashtra and ors. ...Respondents Mr A.V. Anturkar i/b Mr S.B. Deshmukh for Petitioners. Mr A.A. Kumbhakoni, Associate Advocate General with Mr C.R. Sonawane, AGP for Respondent Nos.1, 2, 4 and 5. Mr R.K. Mendadkar for Respondent No.3. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND V.M. KANADE JJ. DATE : 21ST JANUARY 2008. -2- P.C. :- 1. The learned Associate Advocate General states that the order of the Caste Scrutiny Committee, which is impugned in this petition, is withdrawn with liberty to make a fresh order in accordance with law. In view of this statement, on a request made by the learned counsel appearing for petitioner, petition is allowed to be withdrawn. However, following points are made clear. 2. The Caste Scrutiny Committee shall make a fresh order in accordance with law in relation to the caste claim of the petitioner within a period of six weeks from today. For that purpose, the petitioner and the respondent No.3 shall appear before the said Committee on 28th January 2008. The respondent No.3 shall continue to function as President of Mhaswad Municipal Council subject to the order that the Caste Scrutiny Committee may make. Petition is disposed off. Civil application No.112 of 2008 does not survive for consideration and hence disposed off as such. . Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of -3- the Court. . Certified copy expedited. ( D.K. DESHMUKH J.) ( V.M. KANADE J.)