Mumbai: A division bench of the Bombay High Court on Monday recused from hearing a bunch of petitions challenging the Maharashtra government's decision to issue Kunbi caste certificates to the Maratha community members for reservation. Five petitions have been filed by persons from the Other Backward Classes, claiming that issuing a Kunbi caste certificate to the Maratha community would consequently include them in the OBC category. The pleas came up for hearing before a bench of Justices Revati Mohite Dere and Sandesh Patil. Justice Patil, however, said he cannot take up the pleas for hearing, following which the bench recused, without specifying any reason. The Kunbi Sena, in its plea, claimed the government resolutions change the basis and criteria for issuance of certificates of three castes - Kunbi, Kunbi Maratha and Maratha Kunbi.