1 11WP.5474-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5474 OF 2011 Karan Nandkumar More. ..Petitioner. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others. ..Respondents. .... Mrs.S.S. Gokhale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr.S.N. Patil, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. .... CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. R. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 19 th JULY, 2011 P.C. 1. Heard learned Counsel for the Petitioner and learned Assistant Government Pleader for the State. Learned Counsel for the petitioner states that other Respondents are already served with the notice. It is submitted that the petitioner is a student of 1st Year Engineering Course. The admission of the petitioner was from Scheduled Caste category. The present petitioner PPD 2 11WP.5474-11 belongs to Hindu (Burud). It is submitted that the caste claim of the petitioner is pending for verification and decision before the Respondent – Caste Scrutiny Committee. It is in these circumstances, the learned Counsel for the Petitioner has prayed that direction be given to the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the same within a stipulated period and till such time the Respondents may be directed to not to disturb the admission of the Petitioner. 2. Having heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and after taking into consideration the above referred facts, it appears that the Petitioner was admitted to the 1st Year Engineering Course from Scheduled Caste category and the caste claim of the Petitioner is pending before the Respondent- Caste Scrutiny Committee. In these circumstances, we dispose of the Writ Petition with direction to the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the Petitioner in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard on its own merits within a period of six months from the date of communication of this order. In the interest of justice, the admission of the Petitioner need not be disturbed till the decision is taken by the 3 11WP.5474-11 Caste Scrutiny Committee. It is made clear that this protection shall not create any equity in the Petitioner and the admission of the Petitioner shall be subject to result of decision of the Caste Scrutiny Committee. Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (A. R. JOSHI, J.)