(1) WP 7392.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7392 OF 2011 Sangramsingh S/o Madhurajsing Dixit PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. N.B. Khandare, Advocate h/f. Ms. A.V. Khandare, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. K.D. Bade Patil, Advocate for respondent nos. 2 and 3 ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 9TH NOVEMBER, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent of the parties. 2. The petitioner has been admitted for M.B.B.S. course to the respondent no.4-College against a seat reserved for Vimukta Jati. The petitioner had completed his 1st year examination. However, the petitioner's result was not declared since the validity certificate was not produced by the petitioner. (2) WP 7392.2011 3. By way of ad-interim order, dated 28.9.2011, we have already directed the result to be declared. It is not in the hands of the petitioner as to within how much time, the respondent no.5-Committee should decide the claim of the petitioner. The petitioner cannot be penalised on account of inaction on behalf of the respondent no.5. 4. In that view of the matter, the Petition is allowed in the following terms:- I) The respondent no.5-Committee is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner within a period of six (6) months from today. II) The respondent no.4 i.e. Dean, Dr. Shanakarrao Chavan Government Medical College, Nanded is directed to forward examination form of the petitioner to respondent nos. 2 and 3 and the same be accepted by respondent nos. 2 and 3, without insisting on the caste validity certificate and also to declare result of the petitioner for 1st year M.B.B.S. course. (3) WP 7392.2011 III) It is further made clear that the petitioner shall be permitted to continue his course and appear for examination and his results be declared till the decision of the respondent no.5-Committee, regarding the claim of the petitioner. IV) In the event an order adverse to the interest of the petitioner is passed, the same shall not be given effect to for a period of four (4) weeks from the receipt thereof by the petitioner. 5. Rule is made absolute in the above terms. Sd/- Sd/- [M. T. JOSHI, J.] [B. R. GAVAI, J.] arp/