1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition NO. 7785 of 2005 Sudarshan B. Koti ... Petitioner vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS ..... Respondents Mr. R. K. Mendadkar for Petitioner Mr. R. D. Rane for Respondents CORAM: F. I. REBELLO & ROSHAN DALVI JJ. Date: 29/11 / 2005 P.C. Rule. Heard forthwith. The application for Caste Validity Certificate by the Petitioner is pending consideration before the Scrutiny Committee. As the Petitioner has not produced the caste validity certificate the Respondent college is seeking to cancel the admission of the Petitioner. In similar other writ petitions which have come up before this court, we have held the condition to be directory. In the light of that the following order is passed: Respondent College is directed not to cancel the admission of the Petitioner. The Scrutiny Committee is directed to 2 dispose of the Petitioner's claim of caste validity certificate within a period of 4 months from today. The continuation of the studies of the Petitioner would be subject to the Petitioner producing caste validity certificate and the Petitioner shall not make claim on the ground of equity of the orders passed by this court. Rule made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (F. I. REBELLO J.) ( ROSHAN DALVI J.)