IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8551 OF 2009 Ms. Payal R. Gurav ...Petitioner. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents. Mr.R.A.Shaikh with Ms.Pooja C. Chavan, advs. For the Petitioner. Mr.A.B.Vagyani, AGP For the Respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM : F.I.REBELLO & J.H. BHATIA, JJ. DATED : 12th November , 2009 P.C. 1 As per the brochure and the Notification issued by the Director of Technical Education, the last date for filling seat in the Engineering College was 17th September, 2009. This date was extended by the Supreme Court in some cases upto 18.9.2009. 2 Petitioner had applied as O.B.C. candidate well within time. However, the creamy layer certificate was not annexed alongwith the application. The reason advanced by the petitioner was that the Caste Scrutiny Committee lost or misplaced her caste certificate and as a consequence of that, creamy layer certificate was not issued. The same was submitted thereafter on 1st July, 2009. The respondent did not consider the same as the last date of processing application was 30th June, 2009. 3 The respondent filed reply pointing out that the petitioner could not be considered for the OBC category as she was not able to produce the certificate that the petitioner did not belong to creamy layer so also she could not be considered for the general category as she has obtained 146 marks out of 300 marks and the cut off marks was 150. 4 The entire contention of the petitioner is that she can not be faulted for the mistake of the Committee which misplaced her caste certificate. 5 The issue before us whether it is open to this Court to extend the last date for admission. In our opinion, considering that the last date fixed was 17th September, 2009 and the Supreme Court in some SLPs preferred increased the date upto 18.9.2009. It would not be proper for this Court to issue any direction. It is open for the petitioner to avail any other remedy which is available under the law. 6 With these observations, the petition stands dismissed. (J.H. BHATIA,J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)