(1) WP. 2031-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2031 OF 2011 Punam Prabhakar Vibhute PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. Swapnil S. Rathi, advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. V.D. Godbharle, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. R.V. Ghuge, advocate for respondent No. 5. ..... CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 24th MARCH, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. 2. By this petition, the petitioner, who is a student of Engineering Course, is seeking direction to respondent No. 3 - Verification Committee to decide her caste claim within time-frame. She has further prayed for direction to respondent Nos. 4 and (2) WP. 2031-11 5 to declare her result of the examination of first year and of the first semester of second year. The caste claim of the petitioner is pending before the Committee since 2009. The course which the petitioner is pursuing is of four years. Keeping that in view, we are inclined to dispose of this writ petition by issuing following directions. A) Respondent No. 3 - Verification Committee shall consider and decide the petitioner's caste claim as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from today. We hope that the petitioner will cooperate for disposal of her caste claim by the Committee within the time frame and shall not seek adjournments on frivolous grounds. B) Respondents No. 4 and 5 are directed to declare the petitioner's result of the first year final examination and of the examination of the first semester of second year of the Engineering course which she is (3) WP. 2031-11 pursuing with respondent No. 4 college. Respondents No. 4 and 5 shall also allow her to appear for further examination, if any falling due within the next six months. C) The petitioner is directed to appear before the Verification Committee on 5th April, 2011 with a copy of this order. 3. Rule is made absolute in terms of the above directions. 4. Copy of this order duly authenticated by the Court Shirestedar, be supplied to the parties, at their requests. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [D.B. BHOSALE, J.] NPJ/wp2031-11