Dnyaneshwar Uttam Thakur v. Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee And ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4527 OF 2017 Dnyaneshwar Uttam Thakur ..Petitioner vs.

Scheduled Tribe Certifcate Scrutiny Committee, Nashik & ors.

..Respondents ...........

Mr. A.V. Patil for petitioner.

Ms/ V.S. Nimbalkar, AGP for State.

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CORAM : RANJIT MORE & M.S.KARNIK, JJ.

DATE : 14th NOVEMBER, 2019 P.C.:- Learned counsel at the outset restrict this Petition to the relief claimed in clause (B) which reads as follows :

"(B) Issue appropriate Writ or order in the like nature thereby direct the Respondent No.1- Scrutiny Committee to expeditiously decide pending Tribe claim of petitioner within stipulated period." 2.

Learned AGP placed on record the communication dated 13/11/2019 by Senior Research Officer, Scheduled Tribe, Scrutiny Committee, Nashik. The 1/2

8. wp 4527-17.doc communication shows that the petitioner's caste claim will be decided within a period of 1 month.

3.

In the above circumstances, we deem it convenient to dispose of writ petition by directing respondent No.1 to decide pending Tribe claim of the petitioner in any case within a period of 1 month from today.

4.

It is made clear that we have not gone into the merits of the matter and all points and contentions of the respective parties are expressly kept open.

5.

Till decision of the caste claim of the petitioner by respondent No.1, the services of the petitioner shall not be terminated on the ground of non submission of the caste validity certifcate.

6.

With these directions, the Petition is disposed of. (M.S.KARNIK, J.) (RANJIT MORE, J.) 2/2 Digitally signed by Diksha Rane Date:

2019.11.18 13:03:06 +0530 Diksha Rane