2012wp4913.11.odt 1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.4913 of 2011 Rohit Pradeep Harde ..vs.. The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Amravati& Ors. =-=-==-=-=---=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Office Notes, Office Memorandum of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions & Registrar's orders. Court's or Judges Order =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Mr. S.P.Bhandarkar, Adv. for the petitioner. Mr. S.M.Puranik, Adv. for respondent no.1. Mr.A.R.Patil, Adv. for respondent no.2. Mr.J.B.Kasat, Adv. for respondent no.3. C ORAM : D.D.SINHA AND A.P.BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : 20th DECEMBER, 2011. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the respondents. It is submitted that the petitioner was given admission in the Engineering Course from Scheduled Caste category (Muriya) for the year 2008. The Management of the college referred the caste claim of the petitioner to respondent – Caste Scrutiny Committee for verification, which is pending for decision. It is, therefore, prayed that direction be given to the Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a stipulated period. On the backdrop of the above referred fact, we direct respondent – Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste 2012wp4913.11.odt 2 claim of the petitioner, in accordance with the law and procedure applicable in this regard, within a period of six months from the date of communication of the order. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that since respondent no.3, in view of the pendency of the caste verification proceedings, did not declare the result of the 2nd and 4th Semester of the Engineering Course. It is prayed that the direction be given to respondent no.3 to provisionally declare the result of the petitioner. Since verification proceedings are pending for decision, in the interest of justice, we direct respondent no.3 to declare the result of the petitioner of 2nd and 4th Semester provisionally. It is made clear that the declaration of result shall not create any equity in favour of the petitioner which will be subject to decision of the Committee. With the above directions, writ petition is disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE. chute 2012wp4913.11.odt 3