Mgn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELALTE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9447 OF 2009 Smt. Vijaya Pramod Thakur ..Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. R.K. Mendadkar, for the petitioner. Mr. S.N. Patil, AGP for respondents. CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & J.H. BHATIA, JJ. DATED : 14TH DECEMBER, 2009 P.C. According to the petitioner the petitioner was allotted a Gala against reserved quota. The petitioner contents that she has paid substantial amount of money and has also raised loan. The Respondents, it is submitted, are now demanding caste validity certificate. The petitioner, it is submitted, has also forwarded the caste certificate before the Committee on 22nd December, 2005. The same is yet to be decided. 2. In our opinion, it will not be possible to grant the relief as sought by the petitioner without the petitioner having caste validity certificate. In the light of that the following order:- (i) The Respondent No.2 is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s caste claim within three months from today. If the claim of the petitioner is validated the respondent No.3 to hand over possession of the Gala to the petitioner according to their Rules and Regulations. It is made clear that the petitioner will co-operate with the respondent No.2 in disposing of the matter at the earliest and will not seek any adjournment. With the above observations, Writ Petition disposed off. (J.H. BHATIA, J.) (F.I. REBELLO,J.)