1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Writ Petition No.652/2011 ( Asma Kauser D/o Mirza Altaf Baig ..Vs.. Caste Scrutiny Committee & others ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ms A.P. Shinde, Adv. for petitioner. Smt. B.H. Dangre, Addl.G.P. for respondents. CORAM : D.D. SINHA & A.P. BHANGALE JJ. DATE : 1 4. 2.2 011 . Ms A.P. Shinde seeks oral permission to correct the name of the respondent no.1. Permission granted. The necessary amendment be carried out forthwith. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Addl.G.P. for the Caste Scrutiny Committee. The grievance of the petitioner is in respect of inaction on the part of the Caste Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur to take a decision in respect of the caste claim of the petitioner which was referred to it in the year 2008. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner belongs to V.J. (O.B.C.). It is submitted that the petitioner has secured provisional admission in the said category for B.A.M.S. in the academic session 2009 – 2010. It 2 is submitted that till this date the Caste Scrutiny Committee has not decided the claim of the petitioner and therefore, the petitioner is unable to submit the validity certificate and for want of said certificate the admission of the petitioner to B.A.M.S. course is likely to be disturbed by the respondents. The learned counsel for the petitioner has prayed for directions to the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a stipulated period and till then admission of the petitioner need not be disturbed. In view of the above referred facts, we dispose of the writ petition with directions to the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner, if not decided, on its own merits in accordance with the law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order. Till then the admission of the petitioner need not be disturbed which is made subject to the decision of the Committee. The petitioner to appear before the Caste Scrutiny Committee on 28/2/2011 at 11 a.m. JUDGE JUDGE Tambaskar.