Dinesh Sudhakar Thakur v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1665 OF 2016 Dinesh s/o Sudhakar Thakur, Age-29 years, Occu:Service, R/o-Dighi, Post-Badarkhe, Tq-Pachora, Dist-Jalgaon-424104.

...PETITIONER

VERSUS

1) The State of Maharashtra, Through Principal Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32,

2) The Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar, Through it's Member Secretary and Dy. Director (Research), having its Office at Nandurbar Division, Nandurbar, Near R.T.O. Office, Sakri Road, Nandurbar-425412,

3) Divisional Joint Director of Agriculture, Pune Division, Pune-5,

4) Taluka Agriculture Officer, (Taluka Krishi Adhikari), Ambegaon (Ghodegaon), Pune.

...RESPONDENTS ...

Mr. K.T. Shirurkar Advocate for Petitioner.

Mr. B.V. Virdhe, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos.1 to 4. ...

CORAM: R.M. BORDE AND A.I.S. CHEEMA, JJ.

DATE : 9TH FEBRUARY, 2016 ORDER :

1.

This Petition can be disposed of by issuing directions to Respondent No.2 Scrutiny Committee to take decision on tribe certificate validation proposal pertaining to the Petitioner, pending with the Scrutiny Committee, forwarded in the year 2014, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of ONE YEAR from today and it is accordingly directed.

2.

The Respondent Nos.3 and 4 are directed not to take any adverse action against the Petitioner only on the ground of non-submission of validation certificate, until the decision on the proposal in respect of the validation of the tribe certificate pending with the Respondent No.2 Scrutiny Committee.

3.

The Writ Petition stands disposed of accordingly.

[A.I.S. CHEEMA, J.] [R.M. BORDE, J.] asb/FEB16