-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4585 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 4585 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 4585 OF 2007 Rakesh Gorakh Jadhav .. Petitioner. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. --- Mr.R.K.Mendadkar for the Petitioner. Mr. R.D.Rane, GP for the Respondents 1 and 2. --- CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 16th JUNE, 2007. DATED : 16th JUNE, 2007. DATED : 16th JUNE, 2007. P.C. : P.C. : P.C. :- . Rule. Heard forthwith. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that his application for issuing a caste certificate is pending before the Respondent No.2 since 31st May, 2004. We see no reason as to why the Respondent No.2 has failed to exercise jurisdiction in this matter. In the light of that we direct the Respondent No.2 to decide the issue as to whether the petitioner has satisfied the criteria for issuing a caste certificate in any event not later than two months from today. -: 2 :- 3. Order accordingly. Rule is made absolute in the above terms with no order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (R.M.SAVANT,J.) .....