Bharat Babarao Kopnar And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2406 OF 2017 Bharat s/o Babarao Kopnar & two others Petitioners V E R S U S The State of Maharashtra, through the Secretary, Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 and five others Respondents Mr. A.R. Tapse, Advocate for the petitioners Mr. V.M. Kagne, A.G.P. for respondents/State CORAM : S.V.GANGAPURWALA AND K.L. WADANE, JJ.

DATE : 22nd FEBRUARY, 2017 PER COURT :

1.

Leave to amend the title clause of the Writ Petition with regard to addition of respondents. The learned A.G.P. waives notice for added respondents. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitoners states that the petitioners have contested the election from the reserved category and their caste claims are forwarded to the Scrutiny Committee, which are pending since the year 2015.

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Considering the above facts, we pass the following order :-

O R D E R

A.

The respondent-Committees shall decide the validation proceeding in respect of caste claim of the petitioners expeditiously and preferably within eight months from today.

B.

Writ Petition accordingly disposed of. No costs.

( K.L. WADANE, J.) ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ) SRM/22/2/17

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