WP 6225/10 1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6225/2010 Manoj Bhumana Sudewad V/s The State & others. _______________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | Shri A.M. Awate, Advocate h/f Shri Darshan Kulkarni, Advocate for petitioner. Shri D.R. Korde, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. Shri R.P. Phatake, Advocate for respondent no.4. CORAM: D.B. BHOSALE & S.B. DESHMUKH, JJ. Date: 15.06.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. In this petition, the petitioner seeks the following reliefs: “(A) By issue of writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ of like nature. The Rule No.9 compelling submission of Caste Validity Certificate at the time of submitting the preference form by a candidates belonging to ST category be declared as violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India. WP 6225/10 2 (B) By issue of writ of mandamus of any other appropriate writ of like nature, the respondent No. 2 and 3 be directed to accept the application form alongwith preference form of the petitioner without insisting for Caste Validity Certificate and consider the claim of the petitioner for the admission to M.B.B.S. Course from ST category.” This Court, vide order dated 14.7.2010, by way of interim relief, directed the respondents to accept the petitioner’s preference form subject to result of the present writ petition. We are informed that the preference form of the petitioner was accordingly accepted, however, on merits his claim for admission has been rejected. In the circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press the writ petition on merits and he seeks direction to the scrutiny committee to decide the petitioner’s caste claim expeditiously. There is no dispute that the petitioner’s WP 6225/10 3 caste claim is pending before respondent no. 4 – scrutiny committee since July, 2010. Having considered the submission of learned counsel for the petitioner, we direct that respondent no.4 – scrutiny committee shall decide the petitioner’s caste claim expeditiously. The petition is disposed of. (S.B. Deshmukh, J.) (D.B. Bhosale, J.) Dt/- 15.06.2011 ndk/c1561113