Rajabai Hajjaji Gaikwad @ Rajabai Mahadrao Jadhav v. The Scheduled Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee No 2 Through Its Member Secretary And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2160 OF 2017 Rajabai W/o Hajjaji Gaikwad @ Rajabai D/o Mahadrao Jadhav .. Petitioner

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The Scheduled Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee No. 2 and others .. Respondents Shri Amit A. Mukhedkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri P. S. Patil, Addl.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA AND K. L. WADANE, JJ.

DATE : 15TH FEBRUARY, 2017.

PER COURT :

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We are considering present writ petition only to the extent of directions being sought against Scrutiny Committee to decide the validation proceedings expeditiously. We are not considering other prayers made in the writ petition.

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The learned Additional Government Pleader appears for respondent Nos. 1 to 4.

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It is submitted by Mr. Mukhedkar, the learned counsel for the petitioner that, the validation proceedings are pending since

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In the light of the above, the respondent No. 1/Committee shall decide the validation proceedings in respect of the caste claim of the petitioner expeditiously and preferably within a period of six (06) months from today. The writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

[ K. L. WADANE, J. ] [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/Feb. 17