Somnath Shankarrao Totewad v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1353 OF 2016 Mahesh Pandharinath Rajle Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITIOIN NO.1354 OF 2016 Shashikant Balajirao Padalwar Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITIOIN NO.1355 OF 2016 Mayuri D/o Purbhaji Kumbharwad Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITIOIN NO.1356 OF 2016 Manojkumar Shankarrao Bhandare Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITIOIN NO.1357 OF 2016 Pooja D/o Vijaysing Chauhan Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents

{2} WITH WRIT PETITIOIN NO.1358 OF 2016 Gangasagar Umakant Mamde Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITIOIN NO.1359 OF 2016 Mahesh Bramhanand Kanthewad Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITIOIN NO.1360 OF 2016 Rani D/o Ashok Dandewad Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents WITH WRIT PETITIOIN NO.1366 OF 2016 Somnath Shankarrao Totewad Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra and others Respondents Mr.S.M. Vibhute advocate for the petitioners Mr.V.M. Kagne AGP for Respondent No.1 Mr. J.R. Patil, Mr. K.M. Suryawanshi, Mr. S.M. Bhosale, Mr. Anandsing Bayas, Mr. C.A. Jadhavar, advocates for respondent University in respective petitions.

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{3} CORAM : R.M. BORDE & A.I.S. CHEEMA, JJ Dated : 3rd FEBRUARY, 2016.

PER COURT The petitioners claim to belong to Mannervarlu, Koli Mahadev & Thakur scheduled tribes (ST). They have secured admission to MBBS course, as against seats earmarked for the aforesaid category. The tribe certificates issued to the petitioners are referred for verification to the scrutiny committee and proposals are stated to be pending. In the meanwhile the Dean of the Colleges has called upon the petitioners to submit validation certificates within specified period and they have been further warned that, in the event of their failure, they will not be permitted to appear for the examination.

In these facts of the case, these petitions can be disposed of by issuing directions to the respondent scrutiny committee to take decision on the tribe certificate verification proposals in respect of the petitioners as expeditiously as possible and preferably within eight months from today and it is accordingly directed. In the meanwhile, respondent Colleges & Universities are directed to permit the petitioners to prosecute further studies and to appear for university examination, subject however, to the

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In view of above, the writ petitions stand disposed of. ( A. I. S. CHEEMA, J. ) ( R. M. BORDE, J. ) vbd