(1) wp5452-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5452 OF 2011 Kishor Ashokrao Dange PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & others RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. S.S. Deshmukh (Patnurkar),advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. V.H. Dighe, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. A.B. Girase, advocate for respondent No. 3. ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 22nd AUGUST, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. The petitioner has filed affidavit of service, stating therein that the respondent Nos. 3 and 4 have been duly served. 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith by consent of the parties. 3. The petitioner is a student who is admitted to the first year Engineering Course. The petitioner has been admitted from the Other Backward Class (for short, "O.B.C.") category. The petitioner has appeared for the first year (Term-II) Examination. (2) wp5452-11 However, the petitioner's result is withheld since the petitioner has failed to submit his Validity Certificate certifying that his claim of belonging to O.B.C. has been validated. 4. It is not in the hands of the petitioner as to within how much period, the Respondent No. 2 Committee would decide the claim of the petitioner. In any case, the petitioner cannot be disqualified for the delay on the part of Respondent No. 2 Committee. 5. In that view of the matter, the Respondent No. 2 Committee is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner within a period of six months from today. The respondent No. 3 is directed to declare the result of the petitioner. The petitioner shall be permitted to continue his studies. In the event an order adverse to the interest of the petitioner is passed by the Respondent Committee, the same shall not be given effect to for a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of that order. If the petitioner is successful in the first year Engineering Course, he shall be admitted to the (3) wp5452-11 second year of Engineering Course. The petition is allowed accordingly. [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [B.R. GAVAI, J.] npj/wp5452-11