Bombay High CourtWP/157/2015dispossed offdismiss for default

Pratapsingh Sabaru Taghare v. Sakharkherda Education Society, Through Its Secretary, Dr. V.G. Deshpande And 3 Others

2015-08-19Hon'Ble Smt. Justice V.A. Naik,Hon'Ble Shri Justice A.I.S. Cheema2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.157 OF 2015 [Pratapsingh Sabaru Taghare .vs. Sakharkherda Education Society, Sakharkherda and others] WITH WRIT PETITION NO.158 OF 2015 [Magansingh Thakursingh Rabade .vs. Sakharkherda Education Society, Sakharkherda and others] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Shri R.V. Shiralkar, counsel for the petitioners, Shri V.B. Bhise, counsel for the respondent nos.1 and 2, Shri N.R. Rode, AGP for the respondent nos.3 and 4. ..........

CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK AND A.I.S. CHEEMA, JJ.

DATED : AUGUST 19, 2015.

Heard.

Since the issue involved in these petitions is identical and similar relief is sought therein, they are heard together and are decided by this common order.

By these petitions, the petitioners seek a direction to the scrutiny committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioners within a time frame. The petitioners also seek the protection of their services till their caste claim is decided.

Shri Rode, the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the scrutiny committee, states that the caste claim of the petitioners is pending before the scrutiny committee and the same would be decided as early as possible. In view of the statement made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, we dispose of the writ petitions with a direction to the scrutiny committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioners as early as possible and positively within a period of one year from the date of appearance of the petitioners before the scrutiny committee.

2 wp157 and 158.15.odt The petitioners undertake to appear before the scrutiny committee on 1.9.2015.

Since the petitioners were not at fault in not producing the caste validity certificate, the services of the petitioners are protected till their caste claim is decided. Order accordingly. No costs. JUDGE JUDGE Gulande