1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition NO. 8254 of 2005 Gulsanober Ashraf Mhaskar ... Petitioner vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS ..... Respondents Mrs. S.S. Gokhale for Petitioner Mr. R. D. Rane for Respondents CORAM: F. I. REBELLO & ROSHAN DALVI JJ. Date: 2/12 /2005 P.C. Rule. Heard forthwith. The application for Caste Validity Certificate by the Petitioner is pending consideration before the Scrutiny Committee. As the Petitioner has not produced the caste validity certificate the Respondent college has cancelled the admission of the Petitioner. Hence the Petitioner has approached this court. This petition can be disposed of by the following order is passed: Respondent no. 4 is directed to re- admit the Petitioner and permit the Petitioner to prosecute studies as also appear for examination. The Scrutiny Committee is 2 directed to dispose of the Petitioner's claim of caste validity certificate within a period of 4 months from today. It is made clear that the continuation of the studies of the Petitioner would be subject to the Petitioner producing caste validity certificate and the Petitioner shall not make claim on the ground of equity of the orders passed by this court. Rule made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (F. I. REBELLO J.) ( ROSHAN DALVI J.)