Prashant Bandu Pawar v. State Of Maharashtra And ORS.

901-WP.2659.2017.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2659 OF 2017 Prashant Bandu Pawar } Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra } and Ors.

} Respondents Mr. R. K. Mendadkar for the petitioner.

Ms. Sushma Bhende - AGP for respondent nos. 1 and 2.

CORAM :- S. C. DHARMADHIKARI & B. P. COLABAWALLA, JJ.

DATED :- MARCH 3, 2017 P.C. :- 1.

Ms. Bhende, on instructions, states that within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, the proceedings before the committee would be concluded. Statement accepted.

2.

Since the petitioner has received a show cause notice from Zilla Parishad, Nashik and intimating to him that in the event the petitioner fails to produce the tribe validity certificate, his services would be terminated, we direct that the Nashik Zilla Parishad shall not terminate the services of the petitioner till the scrutiny committee renders its decision and for a period of four weeks thereafter in the event the decision as communicated to the petitioner is adverse to his interest.

J.V.Salunke,PA

901-WP.2659.2017.doc 3.

The writ petition is disposed of by clarifying that the court has expressed no opinion on the rival contentions. (B.P.COLABAWALLA, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.) J.V.Salunke,PA