- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3842/2009 Kum.Lubna Urooj d/o Sk.Md.Kaleem Parvez, age minor, occu.education, through natural guardian father Sk.Md.Kaleem Parvez s/o Hazi Mohd.Khaja, age 40 yrs., occu.service, r/o Itwara Bazar, Nanded. Dist.Nanded. ...Petitioner.. Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Higher Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 2. The Schedule Caste, OBC... Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Latur, through its Chairman. 3. The Directorates of Medical and Technical Education, Mumbai, through Dean, Government Medical College, Aurangabad. ...Respondents... ..... Shri T.M. Venjane, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.G. Patil, AGP for respondent nos.1 & 3. Shri B.L.Sagar Killarikar, Advocate for respondent no.2. ..... - 2 - CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & R.K. DESHPANDE,JJ. DATE: 25.06.2009 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Hardas, J.): 1] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2] By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner, vide prayer clause (B), prays for issuance of a writ for directing the respondent no.2 – scrutiny committee to accept the caste verification proposal of the petitioner. The learned counsel for the petitioner, at the outset, stated that the petitioner does not press for the relief in terms of prayer clause (C) and the other incidental ad-interim reliefs. We accordingly dismiss the writ petition insofar as prayer clause (C) is concerned as not pressed. 3] Unfortunately, the petitioner, after being issued with the certificate as belonging to Chhapparband – VJNT, did not diligently submit his caste certificate for verification before the respondent – scrutiny committee. Ultimately, by an order dated 5.6.2009, the respondent – scrutiny committee declined to proceed ahead with the proposal of the petitioner for verification. Mr.Sagar Killarikar, the learned counsel for the respondent – scrutiny committee, states that if within a week from today, the petitioner submits his caste certificate accompanied by all the documents on which the petitioner proposes to rely, the respondent – scrutiny committee would complete the process of verification of the certificate of the petitioner within six months of the petitioner submitting the said certificate. - 3 - 4] In the light of that statement, therefore, we allow this writ petition and direct the petitioner to submit the certificate and other documents on which he proposes to rely to the respondent – scrutiny committee within one week from today. The respondent – scrutiny committee to complete the process of verification of the certificate of the petitioner within six months of the petitioner submitting the said certificate. Rule is, thus, made absolute on the above terms indicated above with no order as to costs. (R.K. Deshpande,J.) (P.V. Hardas, J.) ndk/c2560938