1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5323 OF 2005 Sameer Naresh Bhagat & Ors. ..Petitioners. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. .... Smt.S.S.Gokhale for the Petitioners. Mr.R.D.Rane, Government Pleader for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. .... CORAM : CORAM : CORAM : A.P.SHAH & A.P.SHAH & A.P.SHAH & DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, JJ. 18th August, 2005. P.C. : Heard Ms.Gokhale appearing for the Petitioners and learned Government Pleader Mr.Rane for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. All the Petitioners except Petitioner No.1 have received the caste validity certificates from 2 the Caste Scrutiny Committee. Respondent No.4 institution is directed to accept the caste validity certificates and regularize the admission of Petitioner Nos.2 to 5. As far as Petitioner No.1 is concerned, his application for verification of caste is yet to be decided by the Scrutiny Committee. We direct the Scrutiny Committee to decide the application of Petitioner No.1 as expeditiously as possible and preferably within three months. In the meantime, until the Scrutiny Committee decides the matter, Petitioner No.1 should be allowed to continue his course in Respondent No.4 college. It is needless to say that if the First Petitioner’s claim is not accepted by the Caste Scrutiny Committee, the admission is liable to be cancelled. The Petition stands disposed of accordingly.