983-wp-9473-2013.odt (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 9473 OF 2013 Balwant Ashok Pawar VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Others ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Patil Bipinchandra K. AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. A.A.A. Khan ... CORAM : R.G. AVACHAT & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATED : SEPTEMBER 12, 2025 PER COURT : . With consent of the parties, writ petition is allowed in terms of the following order : ORDER (i) Impugned order dated 16.10.2013 passed by respondent no.2/Scrutiny Committee is hereby set aside. (ii) The matter is remanded back to the respondent no.2/Scrutiny Committee, the Scrutiny Committee shall decide the petitioner’s claim on its own merits after giving full opportunity to the petitioner. (iii) The claim shall be decided within a time frame of six months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. (iv) Until the decision of the petitioner’s claim, by the respondent/Scrutiny Committee, no coercive action shall be taken by 2025:BHC-AUG:25049-DB 983-wp-9473-2013.odt (2) the petitioner’s employer only on the ground of there being no validity certificate. (v) Record and Proceedings be returned back to the respondent/Scrutiny Committee. (vi) Writ Petition stands disposed of. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (R.G. AVACHAT, J.) Mujaheed//