1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.343 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. A.H. Koralkar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 and 3. Mr. U.S. Malte, Advocate for respondent No.2. CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR, AND S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 2ND MARCH, 2010 Although the respondents have been duly served, no appearance is entered on behalf of the respondent - College. The petitioner took admission for B.E. Telecommunication Engineering Course in respondent No. 4 College. She has secured admission against reserved category. Her admission has been cancelled by respondent College on the ground that the petitioner has failed to 2 produce caste validity certificate. The fact that the petitioner has already submitted her 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. 2. 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 upon its communication dated 15-12-2009. In the event, Caste Scrutiny Committee 3 were to validate the caste claim of the petitioner, respondent Nos. 3 and 4 shall be obliged to declare the result of the petitioner forthwith of First Term of the First Year Electronics and Tele Communication Engineering course and allow to pursue further studies on the basis of said result. The petitioner through Counsel assures to appear in the office of the Caste Scrutiny Committee on 12-03-2010 at 11-00 a.m. on which date, the Committee may schedule the date of hearing of the caste claim of the petitioner. 3. The petition is disposed of on the above terms. ( S.S. SHINDE, J. ) (A.M. KHANWILKAR,J.) sut/MAR10/wp343.10