WP 8313/11 1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.8313/2011 Sneha Ravishankar Sawale V/s The State & others. _______________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | Shri P.G. Rodge, Advocate for petitioner. Shri P.P. More, AGP for respondent nos.1,3 & 4. Shri K.C. Sant, Advocate for respondent no.2. CORAM: B.R. GAVAI & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. Date: 15.11.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and taken up for final disposal with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. By way of present petition, the petitioner has approached this Court being aggrieved by the communication of the respondent no.2 - University directing the respondent no.3 not to submit the proposal of the petitioner on the ground that she has not yet submitted the caste validity certificate. WP 8313/11 2 The petitioner, who claims to be belonging to "Mala Jangam" - scheduled caste, has submitted the proposal to the respondent no.4 - committee for scrutiny of her caste claim. The same is pending with the committee. The petitioner cannot be penalized on the ground of inaction on the part of the respondent no.4 - committee. It is not in the hands of the petitioner as to within how much period the committee should decide her claim. In that view of the matter, we allow the petition in the following terms. The communication issued by the respondent no.2 dated 1.10.2011 is quashed and set aside. The respondent no.4 - committee is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of six months from today. The respondent no.2 is directed to permit the petitioner to appear for the examinations and declare her results and if WP 8313/11 3 successful, admit the petitioner for further years till the decision of her caste claim by the respondent no.4 - committee. In the event the order passed by the respondent no.4-committee is adverse to the interest of the petitioner, the same shall not be given effect to for a further period of four weeks from the date of receipt of communication of such decision by the petitioner. (M.T. Joshi, J.) (B.R. Gavai, J.) Dt/- 15.11.2011 ndk/c1511114