1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.3221 OF 2008 Gopal S. Patil. ...Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. .... Mr. S. Y. Katkade with A.A. Kocharekar for the Petitioner. Mr. V.A. Sonpal, AGP for the Respondents. ..... CORAM :DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD & K.U. CHANDIWAL, JJ. May 14, 2008. P.C.: The Petitioner has been admitted to the Sinhgad Institute of Technology – the Seventh Respondent, as a student of the First Year of the B.E. Course in Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering. The Petitioner is aggrieved by a communication dated 18th March 1008 issued by the Directorate of Technical Education to the Principal of the Institute cancelling the admission of the Petitioner on the ground that though he had sought admission on a seat reserved for the O.B.C. category, he failed to produce a certificate of validity from 2 the Scrutiny Committee. Counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner has, during the course of the hearing of these proceedings, placed on the record, a photo copy of a certificate of validity dated 13th May 2008 issued by the Scrutiny Committee certifying that the Petitioner belongs to the Other Backward Classes category. In view of the fact that the Petitioner has now obtained a certificate of validity, the basis on which his admission was sought to be cancelled by the impugned communication dated 18th March 2008, would not survive. Learned Counsel produced for the perusal of the Court, the original of the certificate of validity. Subject to due verification by the Competent Authority that the Petitioner has received a proper and genuine certificate of validity, the impugned communication dated 18th March 2008 shall stand quashed and set aside. The Petitioner shall produce a copy of the certificate of validity before the Seventh Respondent so as to enable the Seventh Respondent to take necessary steps in accordance with law. It is needless to add that the Petitioner would be entitled to pursue his course of studies subject to compliance with all the other requirements duly prescribed for the course. The Petition is accordingly disposed of. 3 DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. (VACATION JUDGE) K.U. CHANDIWAL,J. (VACATION JUDGE)