Vaibhav Ulhas Naik., v. The Additional Secretary (Personnel), Govt. Of Goa And 3 ORS.,

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA

WRIT PETITION NO. 803 OF 2017 Vaibhav Ulhas Naik ... Petitioner

Versus

The Additional Secretary ( Personnel ) Govt of Goa & Ors

...Respondents

Mr DJ Pangam, Advocate for the Petitioners.

Ms P Sawant, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent Nos 1, 2 & 4.

CORAM:

G.S. PATEL & NUTAN D. SARDESSAI, JJ DATED:

20th September 2017 PC:- 1.

Heard Mr Pangam. The petitioner is present in the Court. 2.

We will dispose of the petition without pronouncing on merits and keeping all contentions specifically open for decision of the Caste Scrutiny Verification Committee. The challenge to the present Writ Petitioner's provisional Caste Certificate No 2015/2725/2/8/475 issued on 25th June 2015 will be decided by the Scrutiny Committee on merits after hearing all concerned within a period of six weeks from today. Parties will appear before the Scrutiny Committee on 26th September 2017 to obtain directions for fixing a schedule.

20th September 2017

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We only stress the urgency of this. We have disposed of this petition in this fashion only because the pending case before the Scrutiny Committee has remained without decision for a long period of time. The Scrutiny Committee will not, once it fixes the schedule, grant adjournments to either side, i.e., neither to the petitioner nor to the complainant, Amar Manohar Kantak. 4.

All contentions are specifically left open. It is clarified that the present petitioner will be at liberty to pursue such remedies as are available to him in law after the Scrutiny Committee renders its decision. If the decision of the Scrutiny Committee is adverse to the petitioner and directs the cancellation of his Caste Certificate, that order will not be acted on for a period of three weeks after it is communicated to the Petitioner.

NUTAN D. SARDESSAI J.

G. S. PATEL J.

20th September 2017