1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5478 OF 2010 Bhagwanbuva S/o Shankarbuva Parbat, Age : 72 Years, Occu. : Member of village Sonna, Tq. Purna, Dist. Parbhani, R/o Sonna, Tq. Purna, Dist. Parbhani. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare & Culture, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Divisional Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. 3. The District Collector, Parbhani. .. Respondents Shri M. R. Kulkarni, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Tambe, A.G.P. for Respondent/State. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 05TH JULY, 2010. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [PER P. V. HARDAS, J.] . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ to the respondent/Scrutiny Committee for deciding the caste claim of the petitioner, which has been referred by the District Collector, Parbhani, some time in the year 2006. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioner has prayed for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to allow this petition. We accordingly allow this petition and direct the respondent/Scrutiny Committee to expeditiously decide the caste claim of the petitioner. 3. We accordingly direct the petitioner to remain present before the respondent/Scrutiny Committee on 15th July, 2010 and further direct the Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within four months of 15th July, 2010. 3 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above said terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/July 10