(1) wp2984-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2984 OF 2011 Pramod Shantaram Koli PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and others RESPONDENTS .... Mr. Vinod P. Patil, advocate for the petitioner. Mr. N.B. Patil, A.G.P. for the respondent/State. .... CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 21st APRIL, 2011 ORAL ORDER : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. In this writ petition, the petitioner has made the following prayer. "This Hon'ble Court by way of Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or directions in the like nature, be pleased to direct the respondent No. 2 to decide the pending (2) wp2984-11 proposal for verification of caste claim within 2 months and the respondent No. 3 may be directed to permit the petitioner to take admission to IInd year B.A.M.S. Course and to permit to appear for internal examination and the respondent No. 4 Health Science University may be directed to declare the result of the petitioner for 1st year B.A.M.S. Course." 3. The petitioner's caste claim is pending before respondent No. 2 - Scrutiny Committee since 4th October, 2006. In the meanwhile, the petitioner was admitted to B.A.M.S. Course. He has completed first year of the said Course and appeared for final examination. His result, however, has not been declared in view of the fact that the petitioner has not produced caste validity certificate. Hence, this petition. 4. Having considered the prayers made in the writ petition and overall facts and circumstances of the case, we are satisfied that this writ petition can be conveniently disposed of by issuing following (3) wp2984-11 order. "Respondent No. 2 - Scrutiny Committee shall decide the petitioner's caste claim as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of this order. The petitioner is directed to produce a copy of this order before respondent No. 2 Committee within a period of two weeks from today. In the meanwhile, respondent No. 4 - University shall declare the petitioner's result of first year (B.A.M.S. Course) final examination and allow the petitioner to take admission to second year of B.A.M.S. Course, provided the petitioner clears his first year examination and is otherwise eligible for admission to second year. However, it is made clear that this order shall not create equities in favour of the petitioner. With these observations, the petition is disposed of." [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [D.B. BHOSALE, J.] NPJ/wp2984-11