IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 2639 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 2639 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 2639 OF 2009 1. Shri Ramniklal Govind Chauhan & anr.] .. Petitioners Versus 1. SNJB’s Late Sou. Kantabai Bhavarlal ] Jain College of Engineering & 2 ors.] .. Respondents Mr. P.N. Joshi for the petitioners. Mr. V.P. Malvankar, AGP, for the respondent No.2. CORAM: S.B. MHASE & D.B. BHOSALE, JJ. DATED: 02ND MARCH, 2009 P.C. : 1. The petitioner is claiming social status of "kadiya" which is recognized as OBC. His caste claim has been forwarded by the school to the Scrutiny Committee when the petitioner was in XII standard. The Scrutiny Committee has also acknowledged that the application from the school has been received. This was communicated in the month of June, 2008. Now, the Academic Year is coming to an end and yet the caste claim of the petitioner has not been validated and decided by the Scrutiny Committee. The College has, therefore, issued letter dated 16th February, 2009, : 2 : whereby the admission of the petitioner is cancelled. 2. We find that there is no fault on the part of the petitioner and, therefore, we direct that the letter dated 16th February, 2009, is stayed for a period of three months. Within the said period of three months, the Scrutiny Committee is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner. The college shall take further decision in the light of the decision of the Scrutiny Committee. 3. With the above directions, the Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- [D.B. [D.B. [D.B. BHOSALE, J.] BHOSALE, J.] BHOSALE, J.] [S.B. [S.B. [S.B. MHASE, J.] MHASE, J.] MHASE, J.]