Sagar Gulabrao Wagh v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

(1) WP No.6232/2014

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD.

WRIT PETITION NO. 6232 OF 2014 Sagar Gulabrao Wagh Age : 18 years, occu.: student R/o Plot No.52, New Nandanwan Colony, Aurangabad.

Petitioner.

Versus

1.

State of Maharashtra Department of Tribal Development, Mantralaya, Mumbai.

2.

Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad.

Through its Secretary.

3.

BRACT's Vishwakarma Institute of Information Technology, 666, Upper Indiranagar, Bibwewadi, Pune. Through its Registrar.

4.

University of Pune.

Through its Registrar.

5.

The Director of Technical Education, Maharashtra State, 3, Mahapalika Marg, P.B. No.1967, Mumbai.

Respondents.

(2) WP No.6232/2014 *** Mr. V.U. Jadhav, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.P. Tiwari, A.G.P. for the State/respondent Nos.1 & 5. Mr. V.M. Mane, Advocate for respondent No.2.

*** CORAM : T.V. NALAWADE AND SUNIL K. KOTWAL, JJ.

Dated :

30 January 2019.

ORAL JUDGMENT :- .

Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With consent of both parties, heard finally.

2.

The petition is filed only for giving direction to the respondent Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner which is pending since 13.01.2014. Both the sides are heard.

3.

The submissions made show that the petitioner was admitted as a candidate from reserved category i.e. Scheduled Tribe thereby for Engineering Course (Mechanical Engineering). He needs to produce he validity certificate as he is given admission as reserved category candidate. In view of this circumstance, this Court holds that direction needs to be given to

(3) WP No.6232/2014 the respondent Caste Scrutiny Committee to take decision on the tribe claim of the petitioner within six months from today, if the decision is not already taken.

4.

It is made clear that the certificate of the Course can be issued only when and if the petitioner gets the validity certificate.

5.

The petition is disposed of. Rule is made absolute in aforesaid terms.

( SUNIL K. KOTWAL) ( T.V. NALAWADE ) JUDGE JUDGE vdd/