( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2708 OF 2010 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10875 OF 2010 Kartik s/o. Ravindra Shinde .. Petitioner Age. Minor, Occ. Student, Through Natural Guardian – father Shri Ravindra s/o. Eknath Shinde, Age. 46 years, Occ. Service, R/o. Pooja Kunj, Thakurwadi, Hirapur Road, Chalisgaon, Dist. Jalgaon. Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra .. Respondents Department of Tribal Development, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32, Through its Secretary 2. The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar, Through its Secretary. 3. The Director of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Mumbai – 1. 4. T. & M.E. Society’s J.T. Mahajan College of Engineering, Jivram Nagar, Nhavi Marg, Faizpur, Tal. Yawal, Dist. Jalgaon, Through its Principal. 5. North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, Through its Registrar. ( 2 ) Mr. S.C. Yeramwar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondent Nos. 1 and 3. Mr. R.P. Phatke, Standing Counsel for respondent No.2. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATED : 04.10.2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [PER : B.R. GAVAI,J.] :- 1. By consent the petition is taken up for final hearing. 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 3. The limited grievance of the petitioner is that since respondent No. 2 – The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, is not deciding claim of the petitioner, respondent Nos. 3 and 4 are likely to cancel admission of the petitioner and further that the result of the petitioner of his examination of first year’s second semester of B.E. (Civil) is not being declared. ( 3 ) 4. We have perused the record. It is the contention of the petitioner that the claim of first cousin of father of the petitioner is held to be valid by the Committee. In that view of the matter, we dispose of the petition with following directions:- i) Respondent No.2 – Committee shall decide claim of the petitioner within a period of one year from today. The petitioner to appear before the Committee on 18th October, 2010 and as such the requirement of formal notice stands waived. ii) Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 are directed to declare result of the petitioner’s examination of first year’s second semester of B.E. (Civil). If the petitioner is successful in the examination, he be admitted for further studies. iii) Admission of the petitioner shall not be cancelled till the decision of the Committee and for further period of four weeks from the receipt of communication thereof, in the event the decision of the Committee is adverse to the interest of the petitioner. ( 4 ) 5. Rule made absolute accordingly. The petition stands disposed of with no order as to costs. 6. In view of disposal of the writ petition, Civil Application No. 10874 of 2010 also stands disposed of. [A.A. SAYED,J.] [B.R. GAVAI,J.] snk/2010/OCT10/wp2708.10