1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.8735 OF 2010 Savita d/o Uttamsing Jonwal Age 19 years, Occ-Student R/o at Varzadi, Tq. Gangapur Dist.Aurangabad. .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1] The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, Public Health and Medical Education Mantralaya, Mumbai 2] The Registrar, Maharashtra University of Health Science Gangapur Road, Anandwali, Nasik-422005 3] The Deputy Director and Member Secretary, Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Aurnagabad Division, Aurangabad. 4] The Principal Swargiya Dadasaheb Kalmegh Smruti Dental College and Hospital Wanadongri Road, Hingna, District Nagpur-441110. .. RESPONDENTS .... 2 Shri A.D.Sugdare,Advocate for the petitioner. Smt.A.V.Gondhalekar,AGP for the respondent 1 . Shri Phatake,Addl.Std.Counsel for Respondent no.2 .... CORAM : B.R.GAVAI & A.A.SAYED,JJ. DATE : 27TH SEPTEMBER, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [PER GAVAI,J.] : 1] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard counsel for respective parties. By consent of parties, Petition is heard finally at admission stage. 2] The limited grievance of the petitioner is that though the claim of the petitioner of belonging to Thakur Scheduled Tribe is pending before respondent no.3 Committee, her result has not been declared by the respondent no.2. 3] We find that for delay on the part of respondent no.3 in deciding claim of the petitioner, petitioner should not be 3 penalised. 4] In this view of the matter, we dispose of the petition on the following terms : I] Respondent no.3 Committee is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of 1 year from today in accordance with law. Petitioner shall appear before the said Committee on 11 th October 2010 and as such, requirement of formal notice shall stand waived. II] Respondent no.2 is directed to declare result of the petitioner of I year B.D.S. course and admit her to II year B.D.S. course in the event petitioner is successful in the I year B.D.S.course. 4 III] Respondents 2 and 4 are directed to permit petitioner to prosecute her studies till the decision of the scrutiny committee and in the event an order adverse to the interest of the petitioner is passed by the committee, for further period of 4 weeks from the date of communication of the order by the committee. 5] With these directions, Petition is disposed of. Rule made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (A.A.SAYED) (B.R.GAVAI) JUDGE JUDGE umg/wp8735-10