Santosh Lingam Patwekar v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

WP 4885/16 - 1 -

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4885/2016 Santosh Lingam Patwekar.

...Petitioner..

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & others.

...Respondents...

.....

Shri S.S. Phatale, Advocate for petitioner.

Shri M.B. Bharaswadkar, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. .....

CORAM: R.M. BORDE & K.L. WADANE, JJ.

DATE: 21.07.2016 ORDER :

1] This petition can be disposed of by directing the respondent no.2 - scrutiny committee to take decision on the tribe certificate verification proposal tendered by the petitioner and pending with the committee as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of eight months from today and it is accordingly directed. In the meanwhile, no coercive action be taken against the petitioner on the ground of his failure to submit tribe validation certificate.

2] With the directions as above, writ petition is disposed of.

(K.L. WADANE, J.) (R.M. BORDE, J.) ndk/c2171624.doc