-: 1 :- HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3072 OF 2010 Geeta Konde. ..Petitioner. Versus State of Maharashtra & Others ..Respondents. Mr. R. K. Mendadkar for the petitioners. Ms. S. S. Bhende,AGP for the respondent nos. 1 to 4. Coram : A.M.KHANWILKAR & R. M. SAVANT, JJ. Date : April 13, 2010. P. C. : 1. Heard counsel for the parties. 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith by consent. Counsel for the respondents waive notice for the concerned respondents. As short question is involved, petition is taken up for final disposal forthwith by consent. 3. The principal grievance made in this petition is that respondent no.2 – Committee has not decided the caste claim of the petitioner which is pending for consideration since 2004. Since the petitioner was not able to produce the caste validity certificate, respondent no.4 is threatening the petitioner with consequences of terminating his services. For the nature of controversy involved, we dispose of the petition with direction to respondent no.2 to expeditiously dispose of the caste claim of the petitioner and in any case not later than 3 months from today. The Petitioner shall appear before the -: 2 :- Committee on 22nd April 2010 at 11.00 a.m. on which date the Committee may proceed with the hearing of case or fix the matter on some other date which may be convenient to it while ensuring that the final decision is taken within the stipulated time and communicated to the petitioner within the same time. 2. Till the final decision is taken by respondent no.2 – Committee, respondent no.4 shall not precipitate the matter against the petitioner. Petition is disposed on the above terms. (R.M. SAVANT, J.) (A.M.KHANWILKAR, J.)