{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5820 OF 2009 Syed Muntajibuddin s/o Nizamuddin Daimi R/o Teachers Colony, Ahmedpur Dist-Latur PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Divisional Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Latur Through Divisional Social Welfare Officer, Opp-Ramdeo Baba Mandir Ausa Road, Latur 3. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded Through its Vice Chancellor 4. The Principal M.G.M’s College of Engineering Near Air Port, Hingoli Road Nanded RESPONDENTS ....... Mr.M.S.Chaudhari, Advocate for petitioner Mr.V.H.Dighe, AGP for respondent No.1 Mr.B.L.Sagar Killarikar, Advocate for respondent No.2 Mr.P.S.Patil, Advocate for respondent No.3 Mr.Ravindra Nirmal h/f V.D.Salunke, Advocate for respondent No.4 ....... {2} [CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, and A.V.POTDAR, J.J.] DATE : 2nd September 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) : 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By the present petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays that respondent No.3 be directed to declare the result of the petitioner for B.E. First year course. 3. It appears that the caste claim of the petitioner is pending with respondent authorities since 2008. The petitioner had obtained admission on a seat which was reserved for OBC candidate. Since the claim of the petitioner is pending consideration with the respondents, we deem it appropriate to issue certain directions to safe guard the academic career of the petitioner. 4. We have heard Mr.Chaudhari, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.Dighe, learned AGP for respondent No.1, Mr.Sagar Killarikar for respondent No.2, Mr.Patil for respondent No.3 and Mr.Nirmal for respondent No.4. In the light of pendency of the {3} claim before the committee, we direct the petitioner to appear before the respondent Scrutiny committee on 15.09.2009 and direct the committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within 3 months of 15.09.2009. In order to ensure that the petitioner does not suffer any loss in prosecuting his studies, we direct respondent No.3 to declare the result of the petitioner pending the decision of the Scrutiny Committee and further direct respondent No.4 to grant admission to the petitioner in second year B.E. Course, if the petitioner is otherwise eligible and entitled to be granted admission. We direct that the admission of the petitioner would be subject to the result of the decision of the respondent Scrutiny Committee. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. Copy of this order duly authenticated be provided to the learned counsel for the petitioner to act upon. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] [P.V.HARDAS, J.] drp/wp5820-09