Rahul Ashok Darnule v. The State Of Maharashtra And Anothers

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 8355 OF 2015 Rahul s/o Ashok Darnule Age 24 years, Occu. Education, R/o Santoshi Mata Nagar, Tq. Udgir, Dist. Latur.

... Petitioner

Versus

1.

The State of Maharashtra Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32.

Through its Secretary.

2.

The Scheduled Caste, Vimukta Jatis, Other Backward Class and Special Backward Class Caste Certificate Verification Committee No.2, Maharashtra State, Aurangabad Division, Latur.

Through its Member Secretary.

... Respondents ...

Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. S. C. Yeramwar h/f Mr. Vivek U. Jadhav AGP for Respondents : Mr. D. B. Bhange .....

CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA AND V. K. JADHAV, JJ.

DATED : 12th AUGUST, 2015 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J.) :- 1.

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent of parties, taken up for final hearing.

2.

The grievance of the petitioner is that respondent Committee is not accepting the proposal of the petitioner seeking validity in respect of his caste claim as belonging to "Kalal" (Other Backward Class).

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We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned AGP.

4.

In view of Section 6(2) of The Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000, any person desirous of availing of the benefit or concession, may make an application in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed, to the concerned Scrutiny Committee for verification of caste certificate and issue of validity certificate.

5.

In light of that, we pass the following order :

O R D E R

I.

The respondent Committee shall accept the application/proposal of the petitioner if submitted in proper form and if it is complete in all respects for verification of the caste certificate and issue of a validity certificate, and shall, upon acceptance, decide the same expeditiously. II.

Rule is made absolute in the above terms. The writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

( V. K. JADHAV, J.) ( S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ) rlj/