1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 5672/2007 (Ms.Sheikh Nafeesa Parveen Shafi VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, thro. its Principal Secretary ) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Mr. G.N. Khanzode, counsel for the petitioner. Smt. Neeta Jog, counsel for the R-2. CORAM : D.D.SINHA AND SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATE : MARCH 25, 2008. Heard. The counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is a student of first year of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.). The petitioner has secured admission from the reserved category (Other Backward Classes). However, the caste claim of the petitioner could not be verified since the petitioner,for valid reasons,could not approach the committee within time. It is further contended that the examination of first year of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (B.D.S.) is commencing from the 3rd week of April, and therefore, submitted that in identical situation, this Court, vide order dated 11.03.2008 passed in Writ Petition No.6053/2007, 2 disposed of the said writ petition with liberty to the petitioner to submit the form as well as caste certificate along with the other documents to the Caste Scrutiny Committee within a period of one week and the Caste Scrutiny Committee was directed to accept the same and further directed to decide the caste claim of the petitioner in the said petition on merit within a stipulated period. It is further contended that this Court has also granted protection till the caste claim of the said petitioner is decided. Smt. Jog, the learned counsel for the respondent no.2, does not dispute the factual aspect of the matter. In the circumstances, the petitioner is at liberty to submit the application form along with caste certificate and other documents to the Caste Scrutiny Committee within a period of one week from today. If such documents are submitted, the Committee is directed to decide the caste claim of the petitioner according to law and procedure applicable in this regard at its earliest. The petitioner to pay the costs of Rs.1,000/- to the Caste Scrutiny Committee. Till the Committee decides the caste claim of the petitioner, admission of the petitioner need not be disturbed. 3 The petitioner undertakes to appear before the Committee on 15.04.2008. With these observations and directions, the writ petition is disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE APTE