(1) WP6781-09 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6781 OF 2009 Shahrukh Sohrab Shaikh Since minor through his natural guardian father Shri Sohrab Yusuf Shaikh PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. A.K. Gawali, advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.B. Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. R.L. Kute, advocate holding for Mr. V.R. Dhorde, advocate for the respondent Nos. 3 and 4. ..... CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 9th JUNE, 2011 ORAL ORDER : 1. The petition has essentially been filed for a direction against the Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee, Nashik Division to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a specified time. The petitioner claims that he belongs to the "Mujawar" caste. He is prosecuting his studies in stream of Engineering. When the notices were issued on 9th October, 2009, the respondents were directed not to take any adverse action of cancellation of the (2) WP6781-09 admission of the petitioner on the sole ground that he had failed to submit the validity certificate. 2. We have been informed that the petitioner has not received the validity certificate till today although two years have elapsed after the filing of the present petition. 3. The learned A.G.P., appearing for the respondent No. 2 Committee states that the Committee will decide the petitioner's caste claim within three months from today. The statement is accepted. 4. We, therefore, direct the respondent No.2 Committee to decide the claim of the petitioner within three months from today. Till then, the respondent Nos. 3 and 4 will not take any adverse action against the petitioner for the non-submission of the validity certificate. The petition is disposed of accordingly. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] NPJ/wp6781-09