1 12WP.5456-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5456 OF 2011 Shri Jitendra Madhukar Chaugule. ..Petitioner. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Mr.J.M. Puranik, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs.M.P. Thakur, AGP for Respondent Nos.1, 2 & 5. .... CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. R. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 03 rd AUGUST, 2011 P.C. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent Nos.1, 2 & 5. 2. The only grievance made by the Petitioner in the present Writ Petition is that the Petitioner is admitted in the 1st year of Four Years Engineering Course (B.E.) from the O.B.C. category. The caste claim of the Petitioner is pending for verification before the Caste Scrutiny Committee (Respondent No.5). Counsel for the petitioner states that direction be given to the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the Petitioner within a stipulated period and further prayed that the admission of the Petitioner till such time may be protected. PPD 2 12WP.5456-11 3. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for the States has submitted that if the caste claim of the Petitioner has not yet been decided, the same shall be decided in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard on its own merits within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order to the Committee. 4. In view of the statement made by the learned Assistant Government Pleader, it is not necessary for this Court to issue further direction in this regard to the Committee. However, till the caste claim of the Petitioner is decided by the Committee, admission of the Petitioner need not be disturbed. It is made clear that protection so far as admission of the Petitioner granted by us is concerned, it shall not create any equity in favour of the Petitioner and admission of the petitioner shall be subject to decision of the Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee. 5. With the above observations, Writ Petition is disposed of. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (A. R. JOSHI, J.)