IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 2789 OF 2005 PETITION NO. 2789 OF 2005 PETITION NO. 2789 OF 2005 Chimedia Karan Sunil. ... Petitioner Versus. State of Maharashtra & others. ... Respondents. Shri A.Ramkrishnan for the Petitioner. Shri Milind More, A.G.P. for the Respondents 1 to 3. CORAM CORAM CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & ABHAY ABHAY ABHAY S. OKA, JJ. S. OKA, JJ. S. OKA, JJ. DATED DATED DATED : 29th November, 2005. : 29th November, 2005. : 29th November, 2005. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned A.G.P. for respondents 1, 2 and 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner has served respondent 4 as per our direction dated 22nd November 2005. He has filed an affidavit of service. However, none appears for respondent 4. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that he had applied for a caste validity certificate to respondent 2 on 7th July 2005. Respondent 2 has not decided his application till date. Respondent 4 by letter dated 24th October 2005 has informed the petitioner that if the caste validity certificate is not produced within 12 weeks the admission of the petitioner will be cancelled. The learned A.G.P. states that the Scrutiny Committee will dispose of the said application within a period of : 2 : 2 : 2 : three months from the date of receipt of this order by it. Hence we pass the following order: 3. Respondent 2-Scrutiny Committee shall dispose of the application dated 7th July 2005 filed by the petitioner for caste validity certificate within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order by it. The order passed by respondent 2 shall be communicated to the petitioner within one week from the date of the order. Admission of respondent 4 shall not be cancelled for the said three months and if the decision of respondent 2 is adverse to the petitioner for a period of two weeks from the date of the said order. 4. The petition is disposed of. 5. The parties to act on an authenticated copy of this order. (Smt.Ranjana Desai, J.) (Abhay S.Oka, J.)