1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PEITTION NO.5635 OF 2009 Kanishk s/o Ashok Shinde .. Petitioner Versus The Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development Department of Higher Education, Technical Education Bureau, Government of India, New Delhi and anr. .. Respondents Shri V.L.Dhoble, Advocate for petitioner Shri Alok Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 26h August 2009 PER COURT : 1. This is a petition filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the following reliefs : (A) This Writ Petition may kindly be allowed; (B) Record and Proceedings may be called for; (C) Pending hearing and final disposal of this writ petition, the respondents may kindly be directed to admit the petitioner in reserve category of S.C.seat for academic year 2009-2010 in any one of the following courses of respondent no.2 i.e - 2 (i) B.Sc.(Nautical Science) Degree at T.S.Chanakya, Navi Mumbai; (ii) Marine Engg.Degree at Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata; (iii) Polyvalent B.Sc.(Maritime Sciences) Degree at Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai (D) The respondents may kindly be directed to admit the petitioner with the respondent No.2 in the reserved category of S.C.seat in the academic year 2009-2010 for any one of the following courses: (i) B.Sc.(Nautical Science) Degree at T.S.Chanakya, Navi Mumbai; (ii) Marine Engg.Degree at Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Kolkata; (iii) Polyvalent B.Sc.(Maritime Sciences) Degree at Marine Engineering and Research Institute, Mumbai 2. This Bench does not have the necessary territorial jurisdiction in respect of the reliefs which the petitioner has prayed for in this petition as no part of cause of action has arisen within the territorial jurisdiction of this Court. A reference in this 3 behalf may usefully be made to the judgment of National Textile Corporation Ltd. & Ors. vs. Haribox Swalram & Ors., 2009 () S.C.786. Since no part of cause of action arises within the jurisdiction of this Court, this Court does not have the territorial jurisdiction. Consequently, this petition is dismissed. The petitioner may, however, if advised file appropriate proceedings before the Court having the requisite territorial jurisdiction. ( A.V.POTDAR, J.) ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) vvr/5635.09wp