IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 440 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 440 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 440 OF 2006 Ratnaprabha Chandrakant Handikherkar ...Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Ms.A.V. Latne for Petitioner. Shri P.P. Kakade, AGP for Respondents No.1 to 3. None for Respondent No.4. CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : JUNE 29, 2006 DATED : JUNE 29, 2006 DATED : JUNE 29, 2006 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. By this petition, the petitioner has challenged the order passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee holding the caste certificate of the petitioner as invalid. 2. With the assistance of the learned Advocates appearing on behalf of the parties, we have scrutinised the order. It is based on evidence and the conclusions drawn are legal. There is, therefore, no need to interfere with the order passed by the Committee. It is hereby confirmed. 3. However, the petitioner has on the basis of this - 2 - certificate secured admission to the Engineering Degree Course and she is now pursuing her studies with respondent no.4. No fruitful purpose will be served by depriving the petitioner of her education in Engineering Degree as the seat occupied by her cannot now go to anybody else. Hence, the admission of the petitioner for degree in Engineering Course is protected till she completes that degree in Engineering. Petition, accordingly, disposed of. (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)