Ku. Vaibhavi D/O. Rajesh Hedaoo v. Caste Scrutiny Committee Scheduled Tribes Amravati Division Amravati Thr. Chairman And Another

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO.1812 OF 2016 Ku. Vaibhavi D/o Rajesh Hedaoo -vsCaste Scrutiny Committee (Scheduled Tribes), Amravati Division, Amravati, through its Chairman/Additional Commissioner (Tribal Development), Amravati and ors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's Orders.

or directions and Registrar's orders.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr.R.J. Mirza, counsel for the petitioner.

Mr.P.S. Tembhre, AGP for the R-1.

CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK & V. M. DESHPANDE, JJ.

DATE : APRIL 6, 2016.

By this writ petition, the petitioner has sought a direction to the respondent-Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner, within a time frame. The petitioner has sought the protection of her education, till her caste claim is decided.

Shri Tembhare, the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the Scrutiny Committee states, on instructions, that that the caste claim of the petitioner is pending before the Scrutiny Committee and the Scrutiny Committee would decide the same as early as possible.

In view of the statement made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner, within a period of one year. The education of the petitioner is protected, till her caste claim is decided. This would mean that the petitioner should

wp1812.16 2/2 be permitted to prosecute her studies in the respondent No.2-College and she should be permitted to appear at the examination and her results should be declared, till her caste claim is decided, if there is no other impediment in doing so. Order accordingly. No costs.

JUDGE JUDGE !! BRW !!