1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3518 OF 2010 Rohan Balkisan Gadodiya : Petitioner. Versus The Principal, Marathwada Mitra Mandal College of Architecture and ors. : Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3576 OF 2010 Adwait Tushar Inamdar : Petitioner versus The Union of India and ors. : Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3625 OF 2010 Pradnya Arun Hublikar : Petitioner versus The Union of India and ors. : Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3627 OF 2010 Pallavi Suresh Vairat : Petitioner versus The Union of India and ors. : Respondents. WITH 2 WRIT PETITION NO.3628 OF 2010 Kushal Dilip Thakare : Petitioner versus The Union of India and ors. : Respondents. Mr. Sandeep K. Shinde, advocate for Petitioner in WP 3518/10. Mr. S.S.Kanetkar, advocate for Petitioners in WP Nos. 3576/10, 3625/10, 3627/10 & 3628/10. Mr. A.V.Bukhari with Rahul L. Nerlekar, advocate for Respondent No.2 in all petitions. Mr. Girish Kulkarni i/b. Smt. M.G.Kulkarni advocate for respondent No.3,4 and 5 in all petitions. CORAM : A. M. KHANWILKAR, R. M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 30th April 2010 P.C. : 1 The counsel appearing for the Council of Architecture has handed in the communication dated 16th April 2010 addressed to the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Pune and other authorities. 2 In view of the stand taken by the Council of Architecture as stated in the said communication dated 16th April 2010, nothing survives for consideration in the present set of Petitions and the same are accordingly disposed of. 3 The Respondent-University may consider eligibility of the 3 Petitioners in terms of the communication dated 16th April, 2010 referred to above and if the Petitioners are found to be eligible may then consider about the modality for holding viva voce only of those Petitioners and similarly placed students in accordance with law. 4. In case, the University decides the issue regarding eligibility of any of the Petitioner against the concerned Petitioner shall record reasons therefor and communicate that decision to the concerned Petitioner by tomorrow 5 p.m.. 5. It is made clear that in case any of the Petitioner is required to challenge the decision of the University on the point of eligibility, it will be open to the Petitioners to agitate the question regarding validity of concerned provisions as well as the decision in question. All aspects in that event are left open. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (A. M. KHANWILKAR, J.)