1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6758 OF 2010 Sonali d/o. Govindrao Solanke, Age 20 yrs., Occu. Education, R/o. Tembhurni, Tq. Ahmedpur, Dist. Latur. ....Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary Social Welfare (M.S.), Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, Mumbai. 3. The Research Officer/ Member Secretary, Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee, Latur. 4. The Registrar, Vishvakarma Institute of Technology, 666, Uppar Indiranagar, Bibvewadi, Pune-37. ....Respondents. Mr. B.R. Kedar, Advocate for petitioner. Mrs. N.B. Patil, AGP, for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATED : 15th October, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT : [ PER B. R. GAVAI, J.] 2 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. The limited relief claimed in this petition is that though the case of the petitioner is pending before the respondent No. 3 - Committee for validating his claim of belonging to "Rajput Bhamta" which is notified as Vimukta Jati, the same is not yet decided and on account of the decision not being taken by the said Committee, the respondent No. 4 vide communication dated 30.6.2010 has informed the petitioner that his admission would be cancelled. 3. Rule is made absolute by giving following directions :- (1) The respondent No. 3 - Committee is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner within a period of six months from today. (2) The petitioner to appear before the said Committee on 15th of November 2010 and as such, requirement of formal notice stand waived. (3) Till the decision of the respondent No. 2 - Committee, admission of the petitioner shall not be cancelled and that the petitioner would be permitted to prosecute his studies. (4) In the event, the order of Scrutiny Committed is adverse to the interest of the petitioner, the same shall not be given effect for the period of four weeks from the date of receipt of the decision of the Committee. (5) Needless to state that the result of the petitioner of her performance in her examination shall be declared and if she is 3 successful, the admission to next year would be granted to her. [ A. A. SAYED ] [ B. R. GAVAI ] Judge Judge ssc/wp6758.10