(1) wp2002-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2002 OF 2011 Abhijit Ashok More PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and others RESPONDENTS .... Mr. S.C. Yeramwar, advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V.D. Godbharle, A.G.P. for the respondent/State. Mr. R.P. Phatke, advocate for respondent No. 2. .... CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 30th MARCH, 2011 ORAL ORDER : 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by consent of learned counsel for the parties. 2. In this petition, the petitioner - student has made the following prayers : "(B) To direct the Respondent No. 2 - (2) wp2002-11 Committee to decide Tribe Claim of the Petitioner which is pending since 19.12.2005 within a stipulated period by issuing the appropriate writ, orders, or directions as the case may be. (C) To direct the Rspondents Nos. 3 & 4 to declare result of the Petitioner of Third Year M.B.B.S. Examination held in November/December - 2010 with Seat No. 66087 and PRN No. 0108110299 and allow the Petitioner to complete the studies of M.B.B.S. Course against Scheduled Tribe Reserved Category by way of allowing him to appear for the forthcoming Examinations and declaring the results time to time pending decision of the Respondent No. 2 - Committee by way of interim relief." 3. It appears that in 2008, the petitioner had filed a writ petition being writ petition No. 5705/2008 for seeking similar relief as prayed for in terms of prayer clause "B" in the present petition. That writ petition was disposed of with direction to respondent No. 1 Committee to dispose of the application of the petitioner within six weeks and till the application is decided, the other respondents were directed not to take any action (3) wp2002-11 against the petitioner for not producing validation of the caste certificate. We are informed that till this date, the Committee has not decided the petitioner's caste claim. Mr. Phatke, learned counsel for respondent No. 2 Committee, informs the Court that the Vigilance Cell enquiry has already been completed and he has instructions to make a statement that the Committee will decide the petitioner's claim within period of three months from today. His statement is accepted. In view thereof, it is made clear that if the petitioner's claim is not decided within a period of three months, this Court will take serious view of the matter. Petitioner is directed to appear before respondent No. 2 Committee on 11th April, 2011. Respondent Nos. 3 and 4 are directed to declare the petitioner's result of the third M.B.B.S. Examination held in November/December, 2010 and shall also allow him to appear for the examination to be held within next three months. Rule is made absolute in terms of this order. No costs. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [D.B. BHOSALE, J.] NPJ/wp2002-11 (4) wp2002-11