1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD Writ Petition No. 3058 OF 2009 Anil S/o Uttamrao Khandare. ... Petitioner. Versus The Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Cantonment, Aurangabad & Others ... Respondents. ------- Petitioner – in person. Shri. K.B. Choudhari, Counsel for respondent No.1. ------- CORAM: NARESH H PATIL & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE: 17th JUNE 2009 PER COURT : 1) Heard. 2) The party in person submits that there is 15% vertical reservation for Scheduled Castes 2 category for admission in the respondent No.1 – school. The petitioner is seeking admission of his children in the First Standard in respondent No.1 school from the reserved category of Scheduled Castes. However, the petitioner’s children could not get admission. 3) Affidavit-in-reply is filed by Bhaskar Hiraman Salvi, Principal of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Aurangabad. Learned counsel Shri. K.B. Choudhari submits that 15% reservation for Scheduled Castes category is maintained but the said reservation is in accordance with the priority Nos.1 to 7 as listed in the Admission Guidelines 2009-10. The petitioner’s case could be considered as per priority No.7. According to the schedule for admission if seats for Scheduled Castes category remain vacant, such cases could be considered from the 7 th category according to the age of the child. 4) We are satisfied with the reply filed by the respondent No.1. There is no merit in the petition 3 for causing interference in exercise of extraordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 5) The Writ Petition is dismissed. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (NARESH H PATIL, J.) rsl/ wp.3058.09