Hemant Nagesh Lakhamwad v. Shivaji University Kolhapur And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 11871 OF 2024 Hemant Nagesh Lakhamwad

VERSUS

Shivaji University Kolhapur And Others ...

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sunkewar Omprakash Sayanna AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. S.R. Yadav Lonikar ...

CORAM : S.G. MEHARE AND SHAILESH P. BRAHME, JJ.

DATED : NOVEMBER 14, 2024 PER COURT:- 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

2.

Issue notice to the respondents.

3.

Learned AGP waives service of notice for respondent nos.3 and 4.

4.

We are entertaining this petition only to the extent of prayer clause (D). Therefore, there is no need to issue notice to respondent nos.1 and 2.

5.

The caste claim of the petitioner is pending before respondent no.4/Committee. Learned AGP makes a statement that it would be decided within nine months and the same is the prayer of the petitioner also. In that view of the matter, writ petition is disposed of with a direction that respondent no.4/Committee shall

941-wp-11871-2024.odt (2) decided the caste claim of the petitioner within nine months from today on its merit.

(SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.) (S.G. MEHARE, J.) Mujaheed//