: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4633 OF 2007 Sunil G. Dhavale ....Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ....Respondents Mr.R.K. Mendadkar for the Petitioner. Mr.R.D. Rane, GP for Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 5. CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 18TH JUNE, 2007. P.C. : 1. Rule. Heard forthwith. 2. In view of the order to be passed, the notices have not been served to Respondent Nos.3 and 4. 3. The Petitioner has been elected against the seat reserved for the backward class. Initially as per law if the person like the Petitioner fails to produce the caste validity certificate within 90 days, stands disqualified. The State Government has now issued an ordinance being Maharashtra Ordinance No.IV Of 2007. By virtue of that ordinance, the period has : 2 : been extended upto 120 days. The learned counsel for the Petitioner points out that the Petitioner has been heard on 11.6.2007 and now the order has to be passed by the Committee. The last date of decision is 12.7.2007. 4. In the light of that the present Petition can be disposed of by issuing the following direction :- i). Respondent No.2 is directed to dispose of the Petitioner’s pending application at any rate not later than 10.7.2007. 5. Rule is accordingly made absolute with no order as to costs. (R.M. SAVANT, J.) (F.I. REBELLO, J.)