1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6196 OF 2005 Rajendra Bandu Thakur ..Petitioner. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Mr.R.K.Mendadkar with Ms.H.K.Mandlik for the Petitioner. Mr.R.D.Rane, Government Pleader for the Respondents. .... 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. 21st September, 2005. P.C. : The Petitioner who is belonging to Thakur Tribe is seeking a direction that Respondent No.2 should dispose of the pending caste claim of the Petitioner. Learned Government Pleader points out that there are thousands of matters pending before Respondent No.2 and the Petitioner who was 2 appointed in the year 1988 should not be given advantage on others whose caste claims are pending. Considering the above, the only direction which we can give is to direct Respondent No.2 to dispose of the caste claim of the Petitioner according to law and as expeditiously as possibly. With the above observations, the Petition stands disposed of. (F.I.REBELLO, J.) (DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.)