Megha Bhatulal Thakur @ Megha Rajendra Salunke v. State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION STAMP NO.23662 OF 2018 Megha Bhatulal Thakur @ Megha Rajendra Salunke : Petitioner.

Versus

State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, Social Justice Department and ors.

: Respondents.

Mr. T V Jadhav a/w Ms. Priyanka Shaw I/by Mr. R K Mendadkar for the Petitioner.

Mrs. R M Shinde, AGP for the Respondent/State. CORAM :

R. M. SAVANT & NITIN W. SAMBRE, JJ.

DATE :

22nd OCTOBER 2018 P.C.

The only relief sought by way of the above Writ Petition is a direction to the Respondent No.2 - Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar to decide the tribe claim of the Petitioner. The Petitioner is working as a Clerk-cum-Typist in the office of the Respondent No.3 - Directorate of Printing and Stationer Department, Churni Road, Mumbai. The tribe claim of the Petitioner is pending since 2008. We, therefore, direct the Respondent No.2 - Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar to decide the tribe claim of the Petitioner as belonging to "Thakur" scheduled tribe latest by 31/03/2019. The Petitioner to appear before the Respondent No. 2 - Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, lgc

(28) wpst-23662.18.doc Nandurbar on 1st November 2018 at 11.00 a.m.

Till the tribe claim of the Petitioner is decided no coercive action be taken against the Petitioner in respect of his service on the ground that the Petitioner has not produced the caste validity certificate. With the directions as aforesaid, the above Writ Petition is disposed of.

[NITIN W. SAMBRE, J] [R. M. SAVANT, J] lgc