Supriya Babanrao Totawar Under Guardian Babanrao Govindrao Totawar v. The State Of Maharashtra And Another

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1700 OF 2019 Supriya d/o Babarao Totawar, Age: Minor, Occ: Education, under guardian of Babarao Govindrao Totawar, Age: Major, Occ: Agri., R/o. Pendpalli, Tq. Degloor, Dist. Nanded.

..PETITIONER

VERSUS

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The State of Maharashtra Through Sub Divisional Officer/ Sub Divisional Magistrate, Degloor,Tq. Degloor, Dist. Nanded.

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Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee Division Aurangabad.

..RESPONDENTS Mr P.B. Rakhunde, Advocate for petitioner;

Ms R.P. Gour, A.G.P. for respondent/State CORAM : PRASANNA B. VARALE AND S.M.GAVHANE, JJ.

DATE : 15th FEBRUARY, 2019 ORAL ORDER :

Heard learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner.

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As limited grievance is raised in the petition, the petition is taken up for disposal at admission stage.

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The petitioner is a student and approached this Court by way of present petition through his natural guardian father Babarao Govindrao Totawar. Certain documents are placed on record to submit that the petitioner belongs to 'Koli Mahadev, scheduled tribe' and as the petitioner was desirous of seeking caste certificate, the petitioner approached the office of Sub Divisional Officer by submitting the application in proper format. The application also accepted by the office of Sub Divisional Officer. Copy of the same is placed at page-26.

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the documents clearly show that the petitioner along with the application submitted various documents in support of his claim is accepted by the office of Sub Divisional Officer on

(3) 15th November, 2018 till date, no decision on the application and in turn, the petitioner is not in receipt of issuance of certificate till date. 5.

This being limited grievance, the petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.1 - Sub Divisional Officer, Degloor, Tq. Degloor, Dist. Nanded to decide the application submitted to him on 15th November, 2018 as expeditiously as possible and if the petitioner complied with all formalities, to issue caste certificate to the petitioner expeditiously.

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With these directions, the petition is disposed of.

( S.M.GAVHANE ) (PRASANNA B. VARALE) JUDGE JUDGE Tupe