1 هFARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.239 OF 2010 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of | Coram, appearances, Court’s orders | Court’s or Judge’s or directions and Registrar’s | orders orders | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. L.K. Pradhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 to 4. CORAM : A.M. KHANWILKAR, AND S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 2ND MARCH, 2010 The petitioner is an Engineering student in respondent No. 5 College. He has secured admission against reserved category. His admission has been cancelled by respondent College on the ground that the petitioner has failed to produce caste validity certificate. The fact that the petitioner has already submitted his claim for verification to the Scrutiny Committee is not in dispute. It is also not in dispute that 2 Scrutiny Committee failed to decide caste claim of the petitioner. That reason is beyond the control of the petitioner. The petitioner cannot be blamed for the inaction of the Scrutiny Committee. Caste Scrutiny Committee, on the other hand, expressed inability to decide due to pressure of work. 2. In the circumstances, we think it appropriate to dispose of this petition with direction to the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case, not later than three months from today. Until such time, respondent College shall not act upon its communication dated 15-11-2009. In the event, Caste Scrutiny Committee were to validate the caste claim of the petitioner, the petitioner would be entitled to pursue the course against the reserved seat. If the decision of the Caste Scrutiny Committee is adverse 3 to the petitioner, no coercive action be taken against the petitioner for period of two weeks from the date of communication of the said order, to the petitioner to enable the petitioner to carry out the matter further, if so advised. 3. The petition is disposed of on the above terms. ( S.S. SHINDE, J. ) (A.M. KHANWILKAR,J.) sut/MAR10/wp239.10