1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELATE CIVIL JURISDICTION APPELATE CIVIL JURISDICTION APPELATE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3210 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION NO.3210 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION NO.3210 OF 2004 Aniket Shashikant Ghatage ..Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents ----- Mr.S.S.Patwardhan for Petitioner Mr.R.M.Patne, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mr. S.M. Sabrad for Respondent No.4 CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & S.P. KUKDAY, JJ. S.P. KUKDAY, JJ. S.P. KUKDAY, JJ. DATE: 3RD MARCH, 2005. DATE: 3RD MARCH, 2005. DATE: 3RD MARCH, 2005. P.C. P.C. P.C. . Rule. Heard forthwith. . Petitioner has been selected for a seat in Engineering College, against a quota reserved for Scheduled Caste. The Petitioner’s caste certificate has already been forwarded for verification to the Caste Scrutiny Committee. The Committee is still to decide on the same. Petitioner points out that he has received a letter from Respondent No.5 dated 6th February, 2004 threatening to cancel the Petitioner’s admission. In these circumstances the Petitioner has filed the present Petition. When the Petition came up for admission on 12th April, 2004 ad-interim relief was granted in terms of prayer clause (d). 2 . Considering that the Petitioner’s case is pending before the Committee in our opinion the said relief can be continued pending the decision by the Caste Scrutiny Committee and for a period of four weeks there after if the order be adverse. The Caste Scrutiny Committee to dispose of the Petitioner’s case within four months from today. . Rule made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (S.P. KUKDAY,J.) (S.P. KUKDAY,J.) (S.P. KUKDAY,J.)