Kanhiya Prakash Singanwad v. Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee Aurangabad Through Its Member Secretary And Others

1 W.P. No. 6585/2018

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 204.

WRIT PETITION NO. 6585 OF 2018 Kanhaiya Prakash Singanwad

...Petitioner

VERSUS

Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad and others

...Respondents

Mr. Sagar S. Phatale, Advocate for petitioner Mr. S.G. Karlekar, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for respondents No.1 & 2 C ORAM : S.V. GANGAPURWALA AND AVINASH G. GHAROTE, JJ.

DATE : 9th December, 2019 PER COURT :

The learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the Tribe Certificate Validation Proceeding is pending before respondent No.1 since January 2018. The petitioner is in II year of B.E. (Civil). Considering the above, we pass the following order.

O R D E R

(I) Respondent No.1-Committee shall decide the validation proceedings in respect of caste claim of the petitioner expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from

2 W.P. No. 6585/2018 the date of appearance of the petitioner before it. (II) The petitioner shall appear before respondent No.1-Committee on 17th December 2019.

(III) Respondent No.3 shall not take any action adverse against the petitioner only on the ground that the Caste Certificate validation proceeding is pending. Respondent No.3 may take further course of action depending upon the judgment that would be passed by respondent No.1-Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee of the Tribe Validity.

(IV) The Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. ( AVINASH G. GHAROTE ) ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) JUDGE JUDGE Madkar