skc 1 WP-6203-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6203 OF 2011 Rohan Abhay Pathak ..Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. Himanshu V. Kode for Petitioner. Mr. C. R. Sonawane - Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent Nos. 1, 2, 6 and 7. CORAM : D. D. SINHA AND SMT. V. K. TAHILRAMANI, JJ. 25 August 2011 P.C. : Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the State. 2. It is submitted that the petitioner was given admission for First Year Engineering Course in the academic session 2010-2011 from Nomadic Tribe category (Bhope Caste). It is brought to the notice of this Court that the petitioner while doing his XIIth Std. submitted documents in support of his caste claim, to the Authorities which were referred to the Respondent No.2 Committee for verification of his caste claim. Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the verification proceedings are pending. It is further submitted that the admission given to the petitioner is provisional and skc 2 WP-6203-11 subject to result of the verification process. The learned counsel therefore prayed that the direction be given to the Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a stipulated period and further prayed that till such time the admission of the petitioner may kindly be protected. 3. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, it appears that the caste claim of the petitioner is pending for verification before the Caste Scrutiny Committee – respondent no.2 and therefore it will be appropriate to issue necessary directions to the Committee in this behalf. In the circumstances, writ petition is disposed of with direction to the Caste Scrutiny Committee – respondent no. 2 to decide the caste claim of the petitioner in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of four months from the date of communication of this Order. Till such time admission of the petitioner need not be disturbed. It is made clear that the admission of the petitioner is purely adhoc and provisional and shall not create any equity in favour of the petitioner and is also subject to the result of the decision of the Committee. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (SMT. V. K. TAHILRAMANI, J.)