((-1-)) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.3086 OF 2004 Mahesh Korvi and others Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra and others Respondents Ms.A.V.Latne, adv. for petitioner. Mr.Mane for respondents 1 to 3. Respondent no.4 served. CORAM : H.L.GOKHALE AND S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, JJ. DATE : 25th January 2005 PC : 1. Heard Ms.Latne in support of this petition. The petitioner has been admitted to First Year Engineering Course in respondent no.4 college on the condition that he obtains the caste validity certificate within 12 weeks. Petitioner has been admitted to reserved seat. Since the petitioner feared discontinuation from his education, this petition was filed and an ad-interim order was passed by the Vacation Judge on 19th November 2004. That order has been protecting the petitioner. ((-2-)) 2. We have heard Ms.Latne for petitioner and Mr.Mane for respondents 1 to 3. Mr.Mane states that if directed, the Scrutiny Committee will decide the claim of petitioner within three months. Accordingly we direct respondent no.2 committee to decide the claim of petitioner within three months hereafter i.e. by end of May 2005. The petitioner will continue his education in the mean while. In the event the claim of the petitioner is rejected, the order will not be brought into force and his education will not be discontinued for a period of four weeks after the order is served on the petitioner. Petition is disposed of. (H.L.GOKHALE, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.)