Bhumabai Hanumant Singarwad v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 915 WRIT PETITION NO.9886 OF 2015 BHUMABAI HANUMANT SINGARWAD

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ...

Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Vibhute Sunil M. AGP for Respondents:Mr. N.B. Patil Advocate for Respondent No.4 :Mr. Tele Ashok B. ...

CORAM : R. M. BORDE & P.R. BORA, JJ.

Date: October 01, 2015 ...

PER COURT :- Leave to correct the title of respondent No.2. The petitioner claims to belong to Mannerwarlu, scheduled tribe. He has been appointed as a Peon in the office of respondent No.2 as against a seat earmarked for ST category. The caste certificate issued in favour of the petitioner has been referred for verification to respondent No.4 scrutiny committee and according to the petitioner, the validation claim is pending before the committee and no decision as yet has been rendered in the matter. As a result of failure of the petitioner to tender validation certificate, respondent No.2 employer has issued a notice to the petitioner directing him to produce validation certificate and further informed that in the event of his failure, his services would be terminated.

In the facts and circumstances, this petition can be disposed of with directions to respondent No.4 to take decision on the validation claim of the petitioner pending with the committee, as expeditiously as

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Respondent No.2 is directed not to take any averse action against the petitioner until disposal of the validation claim pending before respondent no.4 committee and subject to decision by the said committee.

( P.R. BORA, J. ) ( R. M. BORDE, J. ) vbd