1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6576 OF 2005 1. Pratik Prakash Kadam 2. Deepak D. Ahirrao 3. Jitendra U. Mahajan 4. Rahul Pralhad Chaudhari 5. Rahul Deelip Garud 6. Ninad Khamchandra Bhirud 7. Sameer Rajaram Mhatre 8. Zala Bharat Bhagwati ..Petitioners. Vs. 1. State of Maharashtra 2. Directorate of Technical Education, Dhobi Talau, Mumbai. 3. Konkan Gyanpeeth College of Engineering, 4. Bombay University, Fort, Mumbai..Respondents. .... Mrs.S.S.Gokhale for the Petitioner. Mr.R.D.Rane, Government Pleader for Respondent 2 Nos.1 and 2. .... CORAM : CORAM : CORAM : F.I.REBELLO & F.I.REBELLO & F.I.REBELLO & DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. JJ. JJ. 5th October, 2005. P.C. : Rule. Heard forthwith. The requirement is that a candidate must produce a caste validity certificate within 12 weeks as held by this Court. The Petitioners have already obtained caste validity certificates. In the light of that, the Petition is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). There shall be no order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.)