-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1958 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 1958 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 1958 OF 2007 Santosh Tukaram Koli .. Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. --- Mr.R.K.Mendadkar with Ms.Hellen K. Mandlik for the Petitioner. Mr.R.D.Rane, Govt.Pleader for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2. --- CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 22ND MARCH, 2007. DATED : 22ND MARCH, 2007. DATED : 22ND MARCH, 2007. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . The petitioner apprehends, as the Caste Scrutiny Committee has not considered his caste validity certificate, that his services would be terminated. The petitioner was appointed in the office of the respondent No.3 in the year 2004. The application for caste validity verification was forwarded by the petitioner some time in December, 2004. According to the petitioner till date the same has not been decided. 2. Pursuant to the above, we direct the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner’s -: 2 :- application for caste validity certificate within six months from today. In the meantime, the respondent No.3 not to take any action to terminate the services of the petitioner. 3. With the above direction, the rule is made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (R.M.SAVANT,J.) .....