-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO.306 OF 2005 Prachi Madhukar Patil. .. .. Petitioner v/s. State of Mah. & ors. .. .. Respondents Ms.A.V. Latne for petitioner. Mr.A. SAyed, AGP for State. ---- W I T H WRIT PETITION (L) NO.307 OF 2005 Shoeb Chand Ansar. .. .. Petitioner v/s. State of Mah. & ors. .. .. Respondents Ms.A.V. Latne for petitioner. Mr.R.M.Sawant, Govt. Pleader for State. ----- CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & S.C.DHARMADHKARI, JJ. S.C.DHARMADHKARI, JJ. S.C.DHARMADHKARI, JJ. DATED : 15TH FEBRUARY 2005 DATED : 15TH FEBRUARY 2005 DATED : 15TH FEBRUARY 2005 P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. Heard Ms.Latne in support of the above two petitions. A representative of respondent No.4-college is present and he has tendered a letter dated 5th February 2005 signed by the Principal, recording that the admission of both the above petitioners is not cancelled on -2- humanitarian ground. 2. The petitioners in both the above matters took admissions on reserved seat. They had a caste certificate but did not obtain the validity certificate within the time stipulated. Their admissions are, therefore, liable to be cancelled. It is stated that the validity certificate is not obtained for no fault of the petitioners. This being so, we direct respondent No.2-Scrutiny Committee to hear and decide the petitioners’ claim within three months and in any case, by end of May 2005. In the meanwhile, both the petitioners’ admissions and education and right to appear for the examinations will not be disturbed. We make it clear that in the event the decision of the Committee goes against the petitioners, the same will not be acted upon for a period of two weeks. Both the petitioners will appear before the Scrutiny Committee on 25th February 2005. 3. Both the petitions are disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) -3- (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.)