1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.10759 of 2010 Syed Firdos s/o. Syed Ilyas Daimi Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others. Respondents Mr. M.S. Choudhari, Advocate for the petitioner Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, AGP for the respondents. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & R.M. BORDE, JJ.. DATE : 21st December, 2010. PER COURT : 1] This petition can be disposed of by directing the respondent No.2 to consider and decide the pending claim in respect of the validation of the caste forwarded by the petitioner, within a stipulated period. 2] It is stated that though the caste certificate issued in the year 1986 in favour of the petitioner is sent for verification purpose to the respondent No.2, no decision is yet arrived at. In this view of the matter, the respondent No.2 is directed to take decision in respect of the caste claim of the petitioner, within a period of 3 months from today. 3] With the above direction, writ petition stands disposed of. [R.M. BORDE,J] [B.R. GAVAI,J 2 grt/wp