IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 97 OF 2005 Nafis Mohd. Maniyar & Ors.. .. .. Petitioners. Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors.. .. .. Respondents. Mrs. S. S. Gokhale for the Petitioners. Mr. R. D. Rane, Addl. G.P. for the Respondents. CORAM : DALVEER BHANDARI, C. J. & S. A. BOBDE, J. DATED : JANUARY 25, 2005. P.C. : This petition is filed on behalf of six petitioners. The Caste Validity Certificate of petitioners (1) Nafis Mohd. Maniyar, (2) Ansari Mohd. Mukhatar Amir Abdul Latif and (3) Rajesh Naryan Zingade have already been received. There is delay in filing the Certificate. The delay is hereby condoned. 2. As far as the petitioners (1) Shivkumar Balkrishna Ghentyal, (2) Gajanan Chandrakant Toraskar and (3) Nilesh Anil Banjara are concerned, the matters are pending before the Scrutiny Committee. As far as these petitioners are concerned, we direct the Committee to dispose of these matters as expeditiously as possible and in any event within three months from today. Meanwhile, we direct the parties to maintain status quo as of today with regard to petitioners' admission. 3. No further directions are necessary. This writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. Sd/- CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- S. A. BOBDE, J.