1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4597 OF 2008 (Prakash vs. The State) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Coram: S. B. Deshmukh and Shrihri P. Davare, JJ. Date : 12.10.2010 Shri A.S.Golegaonkar, Advocate, for the Petitioner. Shri S.K.Kadam, A.G.P. for Respondent No.1. Shri R.P.Phatke, Advocate for Respondent No.2. Shri N.B.Suryawanshi, Advocate, for Respondent Nos. 3 and 4. ------ 1. Rule. By consent of learned counsel for the parties, Rule made returnable forth with and the petition is being disposed of at the admission stage itself. 2. In view of earlier order dated 30.9.2010, and on instructions, Advocate Shri R.P.Phatke for Respondent No. 2 makes a statement that the claim for social status made by the petitioner is pending before scrutiny committee at Nandurbar and not before Nasik Committee. Advocate Shri R.P.Phatke, on instructions, makes further 2 statement that the claim of the petitioner for declaration of his social status will be disposed of within six months from today. Advocate for the Petitioner has no objection to the same. 3. Writ Petition is accordingly, allowed partly, with directions that Respondent No. 2-Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar, Dist. Nandurbar, shall decide claim of the petitioner for social status within a period of six months from today and communicate decision thereon to the petitioner. 3. Petition stands disposed of, with directions as aforesaid. Rule made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (Shrihari P. Davare, J.) (S.B. Deshmukh, J.) pnd/wp4597.08