Vitthal S/O Ramchandra Thakur v. The State Of Maharashtra, Department Of Tribal Development Through Its Secretary

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7178 OF 2018 Iresh Siddharam Mashal Vitthal s/o Ramchandra Thakur .....Petitioner V/s.

The State of Maharashtra and others .....Respondents Digitally signed by Iresh Siddharam Mashal Date:

2018.07.10 16:38:53 +0530 Mr. S. C. Yeramwar for the petitioner Mr. V. S. Gokhale AGP for the State CORAM : SHANTANU KEMKAR AND NITIN W. SAMBRE, JJ.

DATE :

JULY 9, 2018.

P.C.

The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner claims that petitioner's caste validity claim is pending since 2003. Having regard to the same, we dispose of the writ petition by Iresh Siddharam Mashal directing respondent no. 2 Committee to consider and decide the petitioner's caste validity claim, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within 6 months from the date of appearance of the Digitally signed by Iresh Siddharam Mashal Date:

2018.07.10 16:33:29 +0530

2 34.7178.18 wp.doc petitioner before the said Committee. The petitioner shall appear before the Committee on 06/08/2018 at 11.00 a.m. With above direction, petition is disposed of. [NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.] [SHANTANU KEMKAR, J.]