1 WP 767.2011 - ( J ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 767 OF 2011 Kandharkar Nauman Ashar Age : 25 Years, Occ. Student, R/o : Plot No. 20, Sadaf Colony, Behind Hotel Mogal Darbar, Katkat Gate, Aurangabad. .... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. 2. The Secretary Caste Verification and Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. V.D.Sapkal,Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.R.Shaikh, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for State. 2 WP 767.2011 - ( J ) CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 23/02/2011 ORAL JUDGMENT : [ PER - S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for respective parties, taken up for final hearing. 2. By present Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks direction against the respondents to decide caste claim of the petitioner within a period of three ( 3 ) months. 3. Mr. V.D.Sapkal, learned counsel for petitioner contends that said proceedings are pending with respondent no. 2 for a long time and the same has not been decided. 4. Mr. N.R.Shaikh, learned Assistant Govt. Pleader on instructions submits that said proceedings would be decided within three ( 3 ) months. 5. In the result, the petition is disposed of. The petitioner shall appear before Scrutiny Committee on 14/3/2011 and the Committee thereafter shall decide the claim of the petitioner within three ( 3 ) months. 3 WP 767.2011 - ( J ) 6. Rule is accordingly made absolute, however with no order as to costs. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL,J.] knp/WP 767.2011