1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5443 OF 2010 Kum. Namrata D/o Ramraj Gholve, Age : 21 Years, Occu. : Student, R/o Conductor Colony, Parli Vaijnath, Tq. Parli, Dist. Beed. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 42. 2. S.C., V.J., N.T., O.B.C and S.B.C Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad Committee No. 1, Through Its Chairman. .. Respondents Shri S. R. Dhepale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 23RD JUNE, 2010. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [PER P. V. HARDAS, J.] : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. The limited relief which the petitioner has sought for by this petition is to direct the respondent No. 2/Scrutiny Committee to decide the pending caste claim of the petitioner which is said to be pending since 2007. In that light of the matter, therefore, we consider it appropriate to allow this petition and direct the respondent No. 2/Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within certain stipulated period. We accordingly, direct the petitioner to appear before the Committee on 12th July, 2010 and further direct the respondent No. 2/Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within six months of 12th July, 2010. 3. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/June 10