IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.10368 OF 2009 Kamale C. Sangappa ...Petitioner. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. S.S.Aradhye, adv. For the Petitioner. Mr. S.R.Nargolkar, AGP For the Respondent/State. CORAM : F.I.REBELLO & J.H. BHATIA, JJ. DATED : 9th December , 2009 P.C. 1 Rule. 2 Notice is waived on behalf of the respondent nos.1 and 2. For the order to be passed, notice to the respondent no.3 dispensed with. 3 Petitioner is employed with the respondent no.3 as Assistant Teacher against the reserved post. Petitioner’s caste certificate was forwarded to the respondent no.2 for verification. That is pending since 2007. Petitioner apprehends that on failure by the Committee to decide his caste claim, his service will be terminated and consequently, the present petition. 4 Considering the above, petition can be disposed off by issuing following directions: 2 i Respondent no.2 is directed to dispose off the petitioner’s pending caste claim within six months from today. In the meantime, respondent no.3 is directed not to terminate service of the petitioner. Ii Continuation of the petitioner in the service would be subject to the respondent no.2 verifying the petitioner’s caste claim. Rule made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs. (J.H. BHATIA,J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)