-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 7980 OF 2005 Monalisa Anant Kamble.. .... Petitioner. Versus Caste Scrutiny Committee & Anr.. ... Respondents. Mr.Santosh Shetty i/by Mr. M.M.Vashi for the Petitioner. Mr. C.R.Sonawane, AGP for Respondent No.1. CORAM : R. M. LODHA & CORAM : R. M. LODHA & CORAM : R. M. LODHA & NARESH H. PATIL, JJ. NARESH H. PATIL, JJ. NARESH H. PATIL, JJ. DATED : 11TH AUGUST, 2006. DATED : 11TH AUGUST, 2006. DATED : 11TH AUGUST, 2006. P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : On 22nd November, 2005 the petitioner approached this Court by filing this writ petition and praying therein that the Caste Scrutiny Committee, Thane be directed to verify the petitioner’s caste claim and issue Caste Validity Certificate within a prescribed time. 2. No purpose will be served in keeping the writ petition pending for the prayers as noted above. We, accordingly, dispose of the writ petition by following order: (a) In case the petitioner’s caste claim has not been -: 2 :- verified by respondent no.1 - Caste Scrutiny Committee by now, we direct the respondent no.1 to decide the petitioner’s caste claim expeditiously and in no case later than three months from today. (b) On the other hand, if the caste claim of the petitioner has already been decided and, if, the petitioner is aggrieved by that order, it is always open to her to challenge the same in the appropriate proceedings in accordance with the law. Sd/- (R. M. LODHA, J.) (R. M. LODHA, J.) (R. M. LODHA, J.) Sd/- (NARESH H. PATIL, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL, J.)