IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7304 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 7304 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 7304 OF 2007 Lakhi Meghnath Chavan, minor through father and natural guardian, Meghnath Somnath Chavan ...Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.R.K. Mendadkar for the Petitioner. Mr.C.R. Sonawane, AGP for the Respondents. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : NOVEMBER 21, 2007 DATED : NOVEMBER 21, 2007 DATED : NOVEMBER 21, 2007 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- . By consent of parties, the petition is disposed of in the following manner :- 2. According to uncontroverted averment in the petition, the application submitted by the petitioner for verification of his caste certificate was returned to him by making an endorsement by one of the members of the Committee that his caste certificate is invalid. This is obviously contrary to all settled norms of law. The application submitted by the petitioner has to be - 2 - processed by the committee in accordance with the settled procedure and order has to be passed in accordance with law. 3. In our opinion, therefore, the following order would meet the ends of justice :- The petitioner shall resubmit his application for verification of the caste certificate to the Committee within one week from today. On receiving the application, the Committee shall process in accordance with settled procedure and pass orders thereon in accordance with law and communicate the orders to the petitioner. 4. Rule is made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) - 3 - (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)