Firoza Bano D/O. Aziz Shah v. The State Of Maha. Through Its Secretary, Social Welfare Dept. And Others

wp4788.15 1/1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO. 4788 OF 2015 Firoza Bano D/o Aziz Shah -vsThe State of Maharashtra and others ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's Orders.

or directions and Registrar's orders.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr. V. R. Choudhari, counsel for the petitioner. Mr. D.B.Patel, AGP for the respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK & A. I. S. CHEEMA, JJ.

DATE : 14.09.2015.

By this petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent-Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a time frame. The petitioner also seeks the protection of her services till her caste claim is decided. Shri D.B. Patel, the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the Scrutiny Committee, states on instructions that the caste claim of the petitioner is pending before the Scrutiny Committee and the same would be decided as early as possible.

In view of the statement made on behalf of the learned Assistant Government Pleader in regard to the pendency of the caste claim, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner as early as possible and positively within a period of nine months. Since the petitioner was not at fault in not producing the caste validity certificate, the respondents are directed to protect the services of the petitioner till her caste claim is decided. Order accordingly. No costs.

JUDGE JUDGE KHUNTE