Sahil S/O Pravin Dharmik v. The S. T. Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Thr. Its Member-Secretary, Yavatmal And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.5104/2023 Sahil S/o Pravin Dharmik, aged about 18 Yrs., Occ. Student, R/o at Post Kurali, Tq. Umarkhed, Dist. Yavatmal.

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Petitioner - Versus - 1.

The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, through its Member Secretary, Yavatmal.

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Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Futala Lake Road, Nagpur 440 001.

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State Common Entrance Test Cell State CET Cell, the Commissioner, 8th Floor, New Excelsior Building, A.K. Nayak Marg, Fort, Mumbai 400 001. (M.S.) ... Respondent s ----------------- Mr. Ashwin Deshpande, Counsel for the Petitioner. Mr. Amit A. Madiwale, Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent No.1.

Mr. N.A. Gaikwad, Counsel for Respondent No.3. ---------------- CORAM: A.S. CHANDURKAR & MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, JJ. DATE : 17.8.2023

ORAL JUDGMENT (Per A.S. Chandurkar, J.) Considering the limited prayer made by the petitioner for expeditious adjudication of his pending tribe claim the writ petition is taken up for final hearing.

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Heard. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Ms. S.S. Jachak, learned Assistant Government Pleader waives notice for respondent No.1. Mr. N.A. Gaikwad, learned counsel waives notice for respondent No.3. Service on respondent No.2 is dispensed with considering the nature of directions proposed to be issued.

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The learned Assistant Government Pleader on instructions submits that within a period of six months the petitioner's claim would be decided. In view of aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondent No.1 Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's claim of belonging to Halbi

Scheduled Tribe within a period of six months subject to petitioner's cooperating with Scrutiny Committee. With these directions the writ petition is disposed of. Rule accordingly. No costs.

(MRS. VRUSHALI V. JOSHI, J.) (A.S. CHANDURKAR, J.) Tambaskar.

Signed By:NEELESH VILASRAO TAMBASKAR Private Secretary Date:17.08.2023 18:29