IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.6737 OF 2006 Chandrashekhar S.Gaddi & Ors. .. ..Petitioners Versus The Secretary, Town and Planning Department & ors. .. ..Respondents Mr.Vineet Naik i/b Mr . I. M. Khairdi for Petitioners Mr.V.P.Malvankar AGP for Respondents Nos. 1 to 5 Mr. G.V.Khanolkar, Section Officer, Urban Development Department, present WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6912 OF 2006 Kashinath Sayabanna Divate & Anr. ..Petitioners Versus The Secretary, Town and Planning Department & ors. .. ..Respondents Mr.Vineet Naik i/b Mr . I. M. Khairdi for Petitioners Mr.V.P.Malvankar AGP for Respondents Nos. 1 to 5 Mr. G.V.Khanolkar, Section Officer, Urban Development Department, present WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6913 OF 2006 Satlingappa Sangappa Mhetre and Ors. ..Petitioners Versus The Secretary, Town and Planning Department & ors. .. ..Respondents Mr.Vineet Naik i/b Mr . I. M. KhairdiI for Petitioners Mr.V.P.Malvankar AGP for Respondents Nos. 1 to 5 Mr. G.V.Khanolkar, Section Officer, Urban Development Department, present WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6914 OF 2006 Ajij Chandsab Shaikh & Ors. .. ..Petitioners Versus The Secretary, Town and Planning Department & ors. .. ..Respondents Mr.Vineet Naik i/b Mr . I. M. Khairdi for Petitioners Mr.V.P.Malvankar AGP for Respondents Nos. 1 to 5 Mr. G.V.Khanolkar, Section Officer, Urban Development Department, present CORAM : H.S. BEDI, C.J., & V.M. KANADE, J. DATE : 17TH OCTOBER, 2006 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. The learned counsel for the respondents on instructions from the Officer states that the Commissioner as well as concerned Municipal Council shall accept the nomination papers of the Petitioners without insisting on a Caste Certificate from the Petitioners, as they have already made applications to secure such a Certificate. He also says that the candidates would also be required to file an Undertaking that they will produce the certificate within a period of four months from the date of the filing of the application, aforesaid. We make a direction in the above terms. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Caste Scrutiny Committee, may delay the issuance of the Certificate, a factor which cannot be ruled out. We accordingly direct the Scrutiny Committee to take action on the applications of the petitioners and others similarly situated within four weeks from today. In view of the above, the Petitions stand disposed of. CHIEF JUSTICE V. M. KANADE, J.