1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6291 OF 2009 Chandrakant Dinkar Shinde ..Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & ors ..Respondents Mr.C.K.Bhagnoji i/b.Mr.R.K.Mendadkar, Advocate, for the petitioner Mr.C.R.Sonawane, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent Nos.1 to 3 CORAM : S.B.MHASE & R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 23RD JULY, 2009 P.C. . Rule. 2. This is a Writ Petition seeking directions against the concerned Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's application for Caste Validity Certificate as expeditiously as possible with further directions to the Education Officer that he should not take any adverse action against the 2 petitioner. We have noted that the application to the Scrutiny Committee was preferred on 20th July, 2009 and without giving reasonable time to the Scrutiny Committee, immediately the above Writ Petition has been filed seeking directions. The petitioner is well aware of the fact that the Scrutiny Committee has to give an opportunity to the petitioner and also get a report from the Vigilance Cell and thereafter, decide the application. 3. Not only that, several matters are pending before the Scrutiny Committee. To give a go-by to the said procedure, this Writ Petition has been filed immediately after the application has been moved before the Scrutiny Committee. In our view, this is a misuse of the process of law. In fact, the petitioner should have waited for a reasonable period so as to enable the Scrutiny Committee to decide his application. However, we deem it appropriate to direct the Scrutiny Committee to 3 decide the claim of the petitioner within a period of three years from date. 4. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of in the above terms. ( R.M.SAVANT, J.) ( S.B.MHASE, J. )