{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3674 OF 2011 Avinash s/o Ramesh Burande Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3675 OF 2011 Tushar s/o Rajendra Athawale Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & others Respondents Mr.P.V.Ambade, advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.S.Patil, A.G.P. for respondents no.1 & 2. Mr.K.D.Bade Patil, advocate for Respondent No.3. Respondent No.4 served. CORAM : B.R.GAVAI AND M.T.JOSHI, JJ. DATE : 25 th August, 2011 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per B.R.Gavai, J.): 1 Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by consent of learned Counsel for respective parties. 2 The petitioners, who have secured admission to the first year B.Sc. Nursing course from a category reserved for Other {2} Backward Class, have approached this Court. 3 By way of ad interim order, this Court had directed the Respondents to accept the examination form of the petitioners for first year B.Sc. Nursing. Accordingly, the petitioners have already appeared for the said examination. 4 In that view of the matter, we dispose of the petitions with following directions:- (i) That the Respondent No.2 - Committee shall decide the caste claim of the petitioners, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months from today. (ii) Until decision of the Respondent No.2- Committee, the petitioners shall be permitted to continue their studies and appear for all the examinations and the Respondent No.3 shall also declare the result of appearance in the examinations. (iii) In the event an order adverse to the interest of the petitioners is passed by the Respondent No.2, same shall not be given effect to for a period of four weeks from the receipt of communication thereof. {3} 5 Rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms with no order as to costs. M.T.JOSHI B.R.GAVAI JUDGE JUDGE adb/wp367411