(1) WP 7362.2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7362 OF 2011 Suraj S/o Subhash Pawar PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. K.T. Shirurkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. D.B. Bhange, Advocate for the respondent no.2 ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 24TH NOVEMBER, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. By consent, the Petition is heard finally. 2. By way of present Petition, the petitioner has approached this Court, with a grievance that though his claim is pending before the respondent no.2-Committee and though it is not decided, the petitioner is apprehending cancellation of his admission. 3. The petitioner cannot be penalised on account of the inaction on behalf of the respondent no.2 in not deciding the claim of the petitioner. (2) WP 7362.2011 4. In that view of the matter, we are inclined to allow the Petition in the following terms:- (I) The respondent no.2-Committee is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner within a period of six (6) months from today. (II) The respondent no.3 is directed not to take adverse action against the petitioner on the basis of the communication dated 16.06.2010. (III) It is further made clear that the petitioner shall be permitted to continue his course and appear for examination and his results be declared till the decision of the respondent no.2-Committee, regarding the claim of the petitioner. (IV) In the event, an order adverse to the interest of the petitioner is passed, the same shall not be given effect to for a period of four (4) weeks from the receipt thereof, by the petitioner. 5. Rule is made absolute in the above terms. Sd/- Sd/- [M. T. JOSHI, J.] [B. R. GAVAI, J.] arp/