1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3277 OF 2010 Kedar s/o Onkar Swami, Age : 17 years, Occ. Student (Through Guardian Father) Onkar s/o Pachakshrai Swami, Age : 58 years, Occu.Service, R/o Shivaji Society, Tq. Udgir, Dist. Latur ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra (Through the Secretary, Secretary Social Welfare Department, Mumbai) 2. The Schedule Caste, Vimukta Jati, Nomadic Tribe, Other Backward and Special Backward Category Divisional Caste Certificate Verification Committee (Through its Secretary) And Divisional Social Welfare Officer, Aurangabad Division - 3 and Special District Welfare Officer Latur 3. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Tq. Udgir, Dist. Latur 4. The Director, Medical Education & Research, 4th Floor,St. George Hospital Compound, Mumbai G.P.O. (Fort), Near V.T. Dist. Mumbai ..RESPONDENTS 2 Mr M.C. Swami, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.V. Kurundkar, Addl. G.P. for respondents. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 20th April, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. The petition, no doubt prays for quashing and setting aside the order of the Sub-Divisional Officer, dated 14.8.2008 and for directing the Sub-Divisional Officer to issue caste certificate to the petitioner, yet we find that the appeal filed by the petitioner before the Scrutiny Committee is pending decision. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition to the limited extent of directing the respondent - Scrutiny Committee to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law. 3. We accordingly allow this petition and direct respondent no. 2 Scrutiny Committee to expeditiously decide the appeal filed by the petitioner, if the same is already not decided. For that 3 purpose, the petitioner shall appear before the Scrutiny Committee on 26.4.2010 and the Committee shall decide the appeal of the petitioner within four weeks of 26.4.2010. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp3277.10