1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8111 OF 2008 Sunil @ Nitin Jagannath Patil. ... .... Petitioner. Versus Regional Caste Verification Committee No.2, Kolhapur Division & Ors. ... .... Respondents. Mr. Rahul Walvekar for the Petitioner. Mrs. M. P. Thakur, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM : BILAL NAZKI and J. H. BHATIA, JJ. DATED : 15 th DECEMBER, 2008. P.C.: Heard learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner as also the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. Respondent No.3, despite service, is not present. 2. After hearing the learned Counsel present, we feel that the petition can be disposed of at this stage. 3. The petitioner obtained admission to mechanical engineering in respondent No.3 Institution on 23rd July, 2008. He had moved an application before respondent No.1 for verification of his caste certificate on 9th June, 2008. The respondent No.1 Committee has not decided his application so far. 2 In the meantime, respondent No.3 has cancelled his admission on the ground that the petitioner has not submitted his caste verification certificate within the time stipulated. We feel in the absence of a decision by respondent No.1, cancellation of admission of the petitioner to the engineering with respondent No.3 College is unfair. Therefore, we stay the operation of the impugned order cancelling admission of the petitioner till the time respondent No.1 passes the order on verification application of the petitioner. 4. Respondent No.1 is directed to pass appropriate orders on the application of the petitioner for verification of his caste certificate in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of the receipt of the copy of this order. 5. It is made clear that the admission of the petitioner to the engineering college shall, however, remain dependent on the orders to be passed by respondent No.1. 6. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- (BILAL NAZKI, J.) Sd/- (J. H. BHATIA, J.)