1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1489 OF 2009 Subhash s/o Vishwanath Parkhe and another ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents ..... Mr. V.B. Garud h/f Mr. S.D. Hiwrekar, advocate for the petitioners Mr. K.G> Patil, A.G.P. for respondents ..... CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATED: 12TH MARCH, 2010 PER COURT:- 1 Heard. 2 Rule. By consent, Rule made returnable forthwith. Counsel for the respondents waives notice. 3 It is not in dispute that the Scrutiny Committee validated the caste claim of the petitioners herein. In that view of the matter, the question of initiating action against the petitioners on the assumption 2 that they are disqualified to be the members of the village Panchayat does not arise. Accordingly, for that reason, the notice issued by the Additional Collector, dated 4.2.2009 which is subject matter of challenge in this petition cannot be acted upon, so long as the caste validity certificate issued in favour of the petitioners herein by the Scrutiny Committee would operate. 4 Petition disposed on the above terms. Rule made absolute. ( S. S. SHINDE. J.) (A. M. KHANWILKAR, J.) rlj/