: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION WRIT PETITION WRIT PETITION NO.55 OF 2006 NO.55 OF 2006 NO.55 OF 2006 Madhukar J. Toraskar and another ).. Petitioners Versus Divisional Commissioner, Caste ) Certificate Verification Committee ) Pune and others ).. Respondents Mr.Amit Borkar for the Petitioners. Mr.P.P. Kakade, Government Pleader, for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM: SMT. NISHITA MHATRE AND CORAM: SMT. NISHITA MHATRE AND CORAM: SMT. NISHITA MHATRE AND ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. ANOOP V. MOHTA, JJ. DATED: 16TH JANUARY 2006 DATED: 16TH JANUARY 2006 DATED: 16TH JANUARY 2006 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . Petitioner No.2 is the affected candidate in elections held to the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation. Respondent No.3 was declared elected at both these elections. According to the Petitioners, Respondent No.3 has contested the elections on the basis of a bogus Caste Certificate, which has been sent for validation to the Caste Scrutiny Committee. The Caste Scrutiny Committee is seized of the matter since 2004. Unfortunately, there is no final determination by the Committee as yet. We direct that the validity of the Caste Certificate be decided within three months from today. 2. Writ Petition disposed of accordingly.