Lrs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELALTE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION No.9978 of 2009 Deepak Amarsingh Shinde. ..Petitioner. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. ..Respondents. Mr R.K.Mendadkar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr P.P. Kakade, A.G.P., for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr M.M. Malwankar, Advocate for Respondent No.3. CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & K.K.TATED, JJ. DATED : NOVEMBER 27, 2009 P.C. The case of the petitioner is that his application for caste verification is pending before the Caste Scrutiny Committee since 2007. As that has not been decided by respondent No.2, the petitioner apprehends that the respondent no.3 will terminate his services, and show cause notice to that effect has already been served on the petitioner. Considering the aforesaid facts, we pass the following order. ORDER: Respondent No.2 is directed to dispose of the application for caste verification within 12 weeks from today. In the mean time, the Respondent No.3 is directed not to terminate the services of the petitioner. However, petitioner s employment will be subject to the order passed by the respondent No.2. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. (K.K.TATED, J.) (F.I. REBELLO,J.)