Digambar S/O Mahadeorao Donge v. The State Of Maharashtra, Through Its Secretary, Tribal Welfare Dept., Mumbai And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.180/2019 Digambar Mahadeorao Donge Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others. ........................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court'

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s orders .............................................................................................................................................. Shri G. G. Mishra, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri T. H. Thakare, Assistant Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 4.

CORAM : R.K. DESHPANDE & A.S. CHANDURKAR, JJ.

DATED : 04th JANUARY, 2020.

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The only relief sought by the petitioner is a direction that the caste claim made by him before the Scrutiny Committee in the year 2013 be directed to be decided within a stipulated period.

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Shri Thakare, the learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that if the petitioner co-operates with the Scrutiny Committee, the caste claim would be decided within a period of six months. In that view of the matter, the following order is passed. (i) The petitioner shall appear before the Scrutiny Committee on 20.01.2020.

Subject to his co-operating with the Scrutiny Committee and prosecuting the matter diligently, the Scrutiny Committee shall decide the caste claim within a period of six months from that date.

2 15.WP180.19.odt (ii) The interim order protecting the service of the petitioner shall continue to operate till the aforesaid adjudication is completed.

(iii) The Writ Petition is disposed of with aforesaid directions. No costs.

JUDGE JUDGE RGurnule