((-1-)) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.567 OF 2005 Pratik Rasiklal Chondagar Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra & others Respondents V.A.Madane i/by R.K.Mendadkar for petitioner. A.Sayed, AGP for respondents 1 to 3. CORAM : H.L.GOKHALE AND S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, JJ. DATE : 7th March 2005 PC : 1. Heard Mr.Madane in support of this petition. Mr.Sayed appears for respondents 1 to 3. Petitioner had been admitted to the First Year Engineering course in respondent no.4 college on the basis that he belongs to a Scheduled Caste "Mochi". His caste claim is to be scrutinized by the Committee looking into the validity. It is stated that the hearing is yet not completed and the matter was placed before the Committee on 4th March 2005. Petitioner may appear before the Committee and have his caste claim decided before the same. He will co-operate with the Committee ((-2-)) and have the caste claim decided at the earliest. In the mean while what we expect is that the respondent no.4 College will not discontinue petitioner’s education and will allow him to appear for the examination/s. The order of the Committee if adverse to the petitioner will not be acted for a period of four weeks after the same is communicated to the petitioner. The Committee is expected to decide the claim within three months. Petition disposed of. (H.L.GOKHALE, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.)