1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO. 2513/2009 ( K.S. Sahu .vs. State of Mah. And ors. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. Mohan Sudame, Advocate for Petitioner. Mrs. B.H. Dangre, Addl. G.P. For Respondents 1 to 3. Mr. P.D. Meghe, Advocate for Respondent no.4. .......... CORAM : A.P. LAVANDE & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : OCTOBER 1, 2009 Mr. Sudame, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks leave to join State of Maharashtra, through Secretary to Government of Maharashtra, Social Justice & Special Assistance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai -32 as party respondent no.5 in the writ petition. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. Mrs. Dangre, Additional Government Pleader waives notice on behalf of newly added respondent no.5. In number of matters, we have noticed that writ petitions have been filed by students who have sought admissions to B.E. Course on reserved seats with prayers that their admissions may not be cancelled since the proceedings before the Caste Scrutiny Committees are pending and they have been directed to submit caste validity certificates till 30.9.2008 in terms of G.R. Dated 2.6.2008 which is the cut off date. We are 2 informed by Mrs. Dangre that large number of cases are pending before various Committees and as such it is not possible for the Committees to decide the caste claims of the students within a reasonable time, with the result that the students are not in a position to comply with the mandatory provisions in the prospectus which requires the students to submit caste validity certificates by 30th September. We, therefore, direct respondent no.5 to file an affidavit stating therein if any steps have been taken by the State Government to ensure early disposal of the cases pending before different Caste Scrutiny Committees and whether there is need to constitute more Committees for scrutiny of caste certificates in respect of the students belonging to reserved category, so that the admissions of the students are not cancelled for no fault of theirs for not submitting caste validity certificates in time. Such affidavit to be filed on or before 6.11.2009. Till such time, the admission of the petitioner be not cancelled on the ground that he has not submitted caste validity certificate. However, in the event his caste certificate is invalidated, the petitioner will not be entitled to claim any equity. Civil Application No. 2127 of 2009 Heard learned counsel for the parties. This is an application for amendment. Since the petition is not admitted, the application for amendment is allowed. The petitioner to carry out amendment within a period of one week and supply the amendment copy of the petition to the learned counsel 3 for the respondents within a period of two weeks. Application stands disposed of. Ordinary copy of this order duly authenticated by Private Secretary be supplied to the learned Additional Government Pleader to act upon. S.O. to 17.11.2009. JUDGE JUDGE halwai