(1) WP. 2759.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2759 OF 2011 Kamlesh Purushottam Thakur PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. S.C. Yeramwar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. R.P. Phatke, Standing Counsel for respondent no.2- Scrutiny Committee. ..... CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 21ST APRIL, 2011 ORAL ORDER:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. In this Writ Petition, the petitioner has made the following prayers:- "B) To direct the respondent no.2- Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar to decide Tribe Claim of the petitioner which pending since 27.12.2007 within a stipulated period as this Hon'ble Court deems fit by issuing the appropriate writ, orders, or directions as the case may be; C) To direct the respondent nos. 3,4 and 5 to continue admission of the (2) WP. 2759.2011 petitioner to B.E. (Mechanical) Course and declare his result of First Semester of F.Y. B.E. (Mechanical) with seat No. F8470304 PRN No.-- held in November/December 2010 and allow the petitioner to complete the studies in Engineering Course from Scheduled Tribe-Reserved Category by way of allowing him to appear for forthcoming Examinations and declaring results time to time pending final adjudication of his Tribe Claim by the Respondent no.2-Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar by way of interim relief." 2. Learned counsel for the Scrutiny Committee, on instructions, submits that the Scrutiny Committee shall decide petitioner's caste claim, which is pending since December, 2007, within a period of ten (10) weeks from today. Statement is accepted. In view thereof, prayer (B) stands worked out. 3. In the meanwhile, respondent nos. 3,4 and 5 shall allow the petitioner to pursue his B.E. (Mechanical) course and allow him to appear for examinations. They shall also declare the petitioner's First Semester of F.Y. B.E. (Mechanical) result of the examination held in November/December 2010 and allow him to appear for forthcoming (3) WP. 2759.2011 examinations. However, this order shall not create equities in favour of the petitioner. 4. With these observations, Writ Petition is disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [D.B. BHOSALE, J.] arp