1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION No. 5167/2007 (Jagdip Lokchand Rahangdale Vs. The State of Mah. & ors.) Appeal District : Application No. of 200 Writ petition Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA & SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATED : MARCH 14, 2008. Heard Mr. Tambulkar for the petitioner, Mr. Deopujari, A.G.P., for respondent nos. 1 and 2, and Mrs. Khade for the respondent nos. 3 and 4. The counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner was given admission to B.A.M.S. course in the management quota in respondent no.4- College for academic session 2006-2007. The petitioner was asked to submit a Caste Validity Certificate since the petitioner claimed to be from O.B.C. category. It is contended that since the last date for submission of Caste Certificate as well as other documents, i.e. 14th August, 2007, 2 was over, the respondent no.2 did not accept the documents for verification of the caste claim of the petitioner and, therefore, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition for necessary direction. The counsel for the petitioner has submitted that this Court in an identical situation, disposed of Writ Petition No. 162/2008 vide order dated 6/2/2008 and, therefore, the present writ petition may also be disposed of for the reasons stated in the said order. The counsel for the respondents do not dispute the factual and legal aspect in the petition. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, since it is not in dispute that this Court, in an identical situation, disposed of the earlier petition and, therefore, in view of the said order dated 6/2/2008, present writ petition is also disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to submit the form as well as the Caste Certificate along with other documents to the Caste Scrutiny Committee, within a period of one week from today. The Caste Scrutiny Committee is directed to accept 3 all the documents, if submitted by the petitioner within the above stipulated period, and decide the caste claim of the petitioner expeditiously. The petitioner is directed to pay Rs. 1,000/- as costs to the respondent-Caste Scrutiny Committee. The petitioner undertakes to remain present before the respondent-Committee on 19/3/2008 at 12 noon. Interim order passed by this Court whereby the admission of the petitioner is protected, is extended till the decision of the Caste Scrutiny Committee. With these observations and directions, the petition is disposed of. Steno copy of the order be furnished to the parties to act upon. JUDGE JUDGE RMP