1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.4352 OF 2009 Ameet s/o Anilsingh Bayas, Age : 18 years, Occu. Student, R/o Vidyakunj Colony, Ambajogai, At present Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mumabai-32 2. The Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, through its Member Secretary and the Divisional Social Welfare Officer, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad 3. The Principal, Vishwakarma Institutes of Technology, 666, upper Indiranagar, Bibewadi, Pune ..RESPONDENTS (Deleted) Mr H.I. Pathan, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Kadam, AGP for respondents no.1 & 2; Respondent no.3 – deleted. 2 CORAM: P.V. HARDAS AND R.K.DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 10TH JULY, 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT: [PER P.V. HARDAS, J.] At the outset, Shri Pathan, learned Counsel for the petitioner states on instructions that the petitioner has been granted admission to second year Engineering course (Mechanical) and, therefore, the petitioner does not press for the interim relief at prayer clause (C) and consequently seeks leave of this Court to delete respondent no.3. Leave granted at the risk of the petitioner. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. Undisputedly the claim of the petitioner is pending and has not been decided by the respondent Scrutiny Committee though the certificate of the petitioner came to be referred to the Committee in the year 2008. In the light of that, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition by directing the respondent Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner as belonging to “Rajput Bhamta” - Vimukta Jati-10. 4. We have heard Shri Pathan, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Shri S.K. Kadam, learned A.G.P. who accepts notice on behalf of respondents no.1 & 2. In the light of pendency of the claim of the petitioner 3 before the respondent Scrutiny Committee, we allow this petition and direct the respondent Scrutiny Committee to decide the claim of the petitioner within four months. The petitioner to appear before the Committee on 29.7.2009 and the Committee to decide the claim of the petitioner within four months of 29.7.2009. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ R.K. DESHPANDE, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] amj/wp4352.09 4