1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.922 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of | Coram, appearances, Court’s orders | Court’s or Judge’s or directions and Registrar’s | orders orders | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. V.B. Patil, Advocate for the petitioner. Learned A.G.P. for respondent No.1 & 2. Mr. U.S. Malte, Advocate for respondent No.3. CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR, AND S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 2ND MARCH, 2010 We do not intend to issue notice to the private parties. It will be open to them to get this order recalled. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court apprehending the coercive action taken by the respondent No. 4 College in terms of communication dated 06-01-2010 on the ground that the petitioner has failed to produce caste validity 2 certificate. The petitioner is taking education in First Year of B. Pharmacy Course in the respondent College. The fact that the petitioner has already submitted his claim for verification to the Scrutiny Committee is not in dispute. It is also not in dispute that Scrutiny Committee failed to decide caste claim of the petitioner. That reason is beyond the control of the petitioner. The petitioner cannot be blamed for the inaction of the Scrutiny Committee. Caste Scrutiny Committee, on the other hand, expressed inability to decide due to pressure of work. 3. In the circumstances, we think it appropriate to dispose of this petition with direction to the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case, not later than three months from today. Until such time, respondent College shall not act 3 upon its communication dated 06-01-2010. In the event, Caste Scrutiny Committee were to validate the caste claim of the petitioner, the petitioner would be entitled to pursue the course against the reserved seat. 4. The petition is disposed of on the above terms. ( S.S. SHINDE, J. ) (A.M. KHANWILKAR,J.) sut/MAR10/wp922.10