1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELALTE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3275 OF 2006 Nitin Pralhad Kacchva ....Petitioner. V/s State of Maharashtra & Ors. .....Respondents. ---- Mr. R. K. Mendadkar with Ms. H.K. Mandlik for the petitioner. Mr. R.D. Rane, GP for the respondent 1 to 3. None for respondent No.4. ---- CORAM: V. G. PALSHIKAR, Acg. C.J. & V. M. KANADE, J. DATE : 9th August, 2006 P.C.: 1. Petitioner undertakes to file undertaking, stating that petitioner will not claim any benefit under the impugned order. 2. By this petition, the petitioner has challenged the order passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee holding the caste certificate of the petitioner as invalid. 3. With the assistance of the learned advocates appearing on behalf of the parties, we have scrutinised the order. It is based on evidence and the conclusions drawn are legal. There is, therefore, no need to interfere with the order passed by the Committee. It is hereby confirmed. 2 4. However, the petitioner has on the basis of this certificate secured admission to the Engineering Degree Course and he is now pursuing his studies with respondent No.4. No fruitful purpose will be served by depriving the petitioner of his education in Engineering Degree as the seat occupied by him cannot now go to anybody else. Hence, the admission of the petitioner for degree in Engineering Course is protected till he completes that degree in Engineering. Petition, accordingly, disposed of. (V. G. PALSHIKAR, Acg. C.J.) (V. M. KANADE, J.)