1. IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8969 OF 2010 Apurva Ashok Gokhale ..Petitioner vs State of Maharashtra & ors .. Respondents. Mr.R.K.Mendadkar for Petitioner. Mr.C.R.Sonawane AGP for Respondent nos. 1 and 2 Mr.S.B.Shetye for Respondent no.3 CORAM: D.K.Deshmukh & N.D.Deshpande, JJ DATED: 18 th November, 2010 P.C. Rule. 1. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent, Petition finally disposed of. 2. Learned Advocate appearing for the Scrutiny Committee states that the Scrutiny Committee will pass final orders in relation to the caste claim of the Petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of eight weeks from today. Statement accepted. In view of this, we direct the respondent no.3-University to permit the petitioner to pursue his studies subject to the result of the proceedings pending before the Scrutiny Committee. It is clarified that in case the Petitioner s caste claim is found to be invalid, the consequences provided in Caste Claim Certificate Act No.23 of 2001 shall follow. Rule made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. D.K.Deshmukh, J N.D.Deshpande, J