1 IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 1484 OF 2002 PETITION NO. 1484 OF 2002 PETITION NO. 1484 OF 2002 Wasim Maula Shaikh ... Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. Vikram Pai for Petitioner. Mr. A.P. Vanarse, A.G.P. for R. Nos. 1 to 5. CORAM CORAM CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & : F.I. REBELLO & : F.I. REBELLO & S.P. S.P. S.P. KUKDAY,JJ. KUKDAY,JJ. KUKDAY,JJ. DATED DATED DATED : MARCH 09, 2005 : MARCH 09, 2005 : MARCH 09, 2005 P.C. P.C. P.C. . Rule. Heard forthwith. . The case of the Petitioner is that he belongs to caste of Chapperbund Muslim which is V.J.N.T. He was admitted against the quota of backward class. His Application has been forwarded to the Respondent No. 5 competent authority for deciding his validity certificate. The competent authority till date has not decided the claim which according to the petitioner has been forwarded to by Respondent No. 2 to the committee. Considering the above, the following order : . The competent authority to dispose of the petitioners V.J.N.T. validity claim within the 2 period of 4 months from today. Till such time, as the authority decides, petitioners would be entitled to prosecute studies including appearing for examination subject to the order passed by the caste scrutiny committee. . Rule made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. Petitioner to forward the copy of this order to the competent authority. (F.I. (F.I. (F.I. REBELLO,J.) REBELLO,J.) REBELLO,J.) (S.P. (S.P. (S.P. KUKDAY,J.) KUKDAY,J.) KUKDAY,J.)