- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6739/ 2010 1] Kapil s/o Jagdish Thakur, age 16 yrs., occu.student, 2] Sayali d/o Jagdish Thakur, age 14 yrs., occu.student, Both are minor u/g of their father Jagdish s/o Suresh Thakur, age 46 yrs., occu.service, r/o Shiv Colony, Plot No.79, Tq. & Dist.Jalgaon. ...Petitioners.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra, through Department of Social Welfare, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2] The Sub Divisional Officer, Tq. & Dist.Jalgaon. ...Respondents... ..... Shri M.D. Narwadkar, Advocate for petitioners. Shri K.J. Ghute Patil, AGP for respondents. ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE: 13.08.2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per P.V. Hardas, J.): - 2 - 1] Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3] The only relief, which the petitioners have urged before us, is that of issuance of a writ to the respondent no.2 for deciding the representation / application dated 17.7.2010 filed by the petitioners. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition. 4] We accordingly allow this petition and direct the respondent no.2 to decide the aforesaid representation / application of the petitioners for issuance of caste certificates, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today, and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. Rule made absolute in above terms. No order as to costs. (N.D. Deshpande, J.) (P.V. Hardas, J.) ndk/c1381032