Nikhil Vilas Thakur v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

SMITA JOHNSON GONSALVES JOHNSON GONSALVES Date: 2022.02.05 12:49:08 +0530 sg 1/2 2.wp819-22.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.819 OF 2022 Nikhil Vilas Thakur ..

Petitioner v/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Respondents ....

Mr. Pankaj D. Purway, for the Petitioner.

Mrs. S.S. Bhende, AGP, for State.

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CORAM: NITIN JAMDAR & AMIT BORKAR JJ.

DATE : 3 FEBRUARY 2022.

(Through Video Conferencing) P.C:- The Petitioner has sought a direction that the scrutiny committee should decide the pending caste claim of the Petitioner within time bound period. The learned AGP points out that the caste claim of the Petitioner is pending before the Scrutiny Committee at Dhule/Nandurbar.

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The Petitioner should have approached the Aurangabad Bench of this Court in respect of this relief. However, since the learned

sg 2/2 2.wp819-22.doc AGP, on instructions, has made a statement that the caste claim will be decided within period of three months, it is not necessary that the petition be sent to the Bench at Aurangabad. The statement made by the learned AGP is accepted. The writ petition is disposed of. (AMIT BORKAR J.) (NITIN JAMDAR, J.)