IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7584 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 7584 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 7584 OF 2006 Koyana Raju Shelke ...Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Shri R.K. Mendadkar for the Petitioner. Shri C.R. Sonawane, AGP for State. CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & CORAM : SMT.RANJANA DESAI & V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : NOVEMBER 21, 2006 DATED : NOVEMBER 21, 2006 DATED : NOVEMBER 21, 2006 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. The only grievance made by the petitioner in this petition is that respondent no.2, Collector, Mumbai City, is not disposing of petitioner’s application for grant of caste certificate. Mr.Mendadkar submits that because of this, respondent no.3 has sent a letter to the petitioner intimating her that if the certificate is not submitted within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the letter, suitable action will be taken against her. 2. In the circumstances, we are of the opinion that the following order will meet ends of justice :- - 2 - 3. Respondent no.2 is directed to dispose of the petitioner’s pending application within a period of two months from the date of receipt of this order by it. Till such time as the application is heard and disposed of and if the decision of the second respondent is adverse to the petitioner, for a period of two weeks from the date of communication of the decision to the petitioner, respondent No.3 shall not take any adverse action against the petitioner. . Writ petition is disposed of in the aforestated terms. (RANJANA DESAI, J.) (RANJANA DESAI, J.) (RANJANA DESAI, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)