1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.7675 OF 2005 Kavita Chandraprakash Goel. ...Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. .... Mr.R. K. Mendadkar for the Petitioner. Mrs. M.P. Thakur, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. ..... CORAM : F.I. REBELLO, J. AND DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. January 9, 2006. P.C. Rule. Heard forthwith. Considering the reply filed on behalf of the Respondents and the statement made by the Learned AGP, we direct Respondent No.2 to dispose of the Petitioner's caste claim within a period of 8 weeks from today. The Petitioner to cooperate with Respondent No.2. The Petitioner to appear before Respondent No.2 on 18th January 2006 for further directions. Considering the same, the Petition is disposed of. In the meantime, the Petitioner is allowed to prosecute the studies. 2 The Petition be detached from Writ Petition No.7674 of 2005. ( F.I. Rebello, J.) (Dr. D.Y. Chandrachud, J.)