-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (LODGING) NO.3478 OF 2004 Prachi Nandkishor Takke, through her mother Mrs.Nilekha Takke. .. .. Petitioner v/s. State of Maharashtra & ors. .. Respondents Mr.Umashankar Upadhyay i/by Mr.V.B.Jagdale for petitioner. Mr.R.M. Sawant, GP for res.Nos.1 to 3. ---- CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & CORAM : H.L. GOKHALE & S.C.DHARMADHKARI, JJ. S.C.DHARMADHKARI, JJ. S.C.DHARMADHKARI, JJ. DATED : 12TH JANUARY 2005 DATED : 12TH JANUARY 2005 DATED : 12TH JANUARY 2005 P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : 1. Heard Mr.Upadhyay in support of this petition. Mr.Sawant, Government Pleader, appears for respondent Nos.1 to 3. 2. The petitioner is a student, who passed her 12th standard examination in February 2004 and obtained admission to the 1st year Engineering Degree course in respondent No.4-college. She claimed a seat meant for a reserved category. She was required to obtain a caste validity certificate within 12 weeks from the date of the -2- admission. 3. Subsequently the petitioner received a Notice dated 10th December 2004 from respondent No.4-college that her admission was liable to be cancelled since she had not obtained the certificate. She has since obtained the certificate which is issued by the competent Authority on 7th December 2004. In the circumstances, there is no reason to cancel the petitioner’s admission and accordingly, we direct the respondents to continue the petitioner’s education in the course wherein she has been admitted. She will be allowed to attend her regular lectures and her results will be declared in due course. Notices dated 3rd November 2004 and 10th December 2004 issued by respondent No.4-college will stand quashed. 4. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (H.L. GOKHALE, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.) (S.C.DHARMADHIKARI, J.)