: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7661 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.7661 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.7661 OF 2008 Shanti Devu Bawlekar ...Petitioner. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. Mr.R.K.Mendadkar , adv. for the Petitioner. Mr.V.S.Masurkar, G.P. for the Respondent/State. CORAM: Bilal Nazki CORAM: Bilal Nazki CORAM: Bilal Nazki & J.H.Bhatia,JJ J.H.Bhatia,JJ J.H.Bhatia,JJ. DATE : 3rd December, 2008. DATE : 3rd December, 2008. DATE : 3rd December, 2008. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Nobody appears for the respondent no.3. The learned G.P., Shri V.S.Masurkar is present for the respondent nos.1 and 2. Petitioner’s counsel is present. Grievance of the petitioner is that her application for scrutiny of the caste certificate before the respondent no.2 is pending from 5-2-2006. Since application is not being decided, there is apprehension of her losing the service. Respondent No.3 has not chosen to appear although it is served. Name of it’s counsel also appeared on the board. 2. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, we are of the opinion that the petition can be disposed off : 2 : by directing respondent no.2 to dispose off the matter within a period of three months. In the meantime, respondent no.3 shall not proceed against the petitioner for a period of three months. Petition stands disposed off accordingly. (Bilal Nazki, J.) (Bilal Nazki, J.) (Bilal Nazki, J.) (J.H.Bhatia, J.) (J.H.Bhatia, J.) (J.H.Bhatia, J.)