1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.547 OF 2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 548 OF 2010 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 549 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of | Coram, appearances, Court’s orders | Court’s or Judge’s or directions and Registrar’s | orders orders | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. S.M. Vibhute, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 & 3. Mr. R.P. Phatke, Advocate for respondent No.2 in WP No.547/2010. Mr. U.S. Malte, Advocate for respondent No. 2 in WP No.548/2010. Mr. P.S. Patil, Advocate for respondent No.2 in W.P. No.549/2010. CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR, AND S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 2ND MARCH, 2010 The petitioners were appointed as a Constables against the reserved category. The petitioners submitted their caste claim for verification before the Caste Scrutiny Committee which are still pending. The fact that 2 they are still pending, is not in dispute. 3. The petitioners apprehends that respondent No.3 would take adverse action against them for non production of the caste validity certificate. Since the claims of the petitioners are yet to be considered by the Committee, the petitioners cannot be blamed for the inaction of the Committee. 4. Accordingly, we dispose of these petitions with direction to respondent No. 2 to decide the caste claim of the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible, in any case not later than six months from today. Till the validity of the caste certificate of the petitioner is finally decided by the Committee, the respondents shall not precipitate the matter any further. 5. The petitioners to appear in the 3 office of the Scrutiny Committee on 12-03-2010 at 11-00 a.m. on which date, the Committee may schedule the date of hearing of the caste claim of the petitioners. The petitioners shall extend full co-operation for final disposal of their caste claim. In the event, if the order is adverse against the petitioners, no precipitative steps shall be taken against the petitioner for period of two weeks from the date of communication of the said order, to the petitioners. 6. The petition is disposed of on the above terms. ( S.S. SHINDE, J. ) (A.M. KHANWILKAR,J.) sut/MAR10/wp547.10