1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 499 OF 2009 Priyanka Chary Tumoju. ... Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents. Mr. P.V. Khekale for the Petitioner. Mr. M.D. Naik, AGP for the State/Respondent. CORAM : SWATANTER KUMAR, C.J. & S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATED : 08TH APRIL, 2009. P.C. :- We have heard learned Counsel appearing for the parties. It cannot be disputed that a Competent Authority to examine the validity, correctness or otherwise of the Caste Certificate is the Caste Scrutiny Committee. The learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner submits that the College Authorities be directed to forward the certificate to the Caste Scrutiny Committee and they be directed to decide the matter expeditiously. 2 2. The learned Counsel appearing for the Respondents submits that they will ensure that the certificate is forwarded and is decided by the Caste Scrutiny Committee expeditiously and not later than six weeks from date of passing of order. 3. In view of the statement made, we dispose of this Petition with a direction to the College to forward the case of the Petitioner alongwith the certificates submitted by her within one week from today and the Scrutiny Committee shall conduct enquiry and forward decision in accordance with law within six weeks, thereafter. The Petitioner may be permitted to take examinations in the meanwhile but examination result in respect of passing or fail would be controlled by the decision of the Scrutiny Committee and the Petitioner would not be entitled to claim any equities in the matter. CHIEF JUSTICE S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.