Bombay High CourtWP/3371/2016admittedallwdgrantedrule absolute

Ku. Archana D/O Dnyaneshwar Prihar Through Her Ntural Guardian, Dnyaneshwar S/O Vithoba Parihar v. The Divisional Caste Certificate Scrutiny Commitee No. 2, Akola Through Its Chairman And 2 Others

2016-07-13Hon'Ble Smt. Justice V.A. Naik,Hon'Ble Mrs. Justice Swapna Joshi2 pages

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IN THE COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 3371 /2016 (Ku.Archana D/o Dnyaneshwar Parihar vs. The Divisional Caste Certificate Scrutiny committee and others ) .............................................................................................................................................. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders .............................................................................................................................................. Shri N.B. Kalwaghe, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Nivedita Mehta, Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent nos.1 and 2 Mr. J B Jaiswal, Advocate for Respondent No.3 CORAM : SMT. VASANTI A.NAIK & MRS.SWAPNA JOSHI, JJ.

DATED : 13th July, 2016 Heard.

By this Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks a direction to the respondent-Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner. The petitioner seeks a direction against the University and the College to protect the education of the petitioner, till her caste claim is decided.

Ms. Nivedita Mehta, the learned Assistant Government Pleader appearing for the respondentScrutiny Committee states on instructions that the caste claim of the petitioner is pending and the same would be decided as early as possible.

In view of the statement made by the

13.07.wp.3371.16 learned Assistant Government Pleader, we allow the Writ Petition. We direct the Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a period of one year from the date of appearance of the petitioner before the Scrutiny Committee. The petitioner undertakes to appear before the Scrutiny Committee on 2nd August, 2016. Since the petitioner is not at fault in not producing the caste validity certificate, the education of the petitioner is protected, till her caste claim is decided.

Order accordingly. No costs.

JUDGE JUDGE sahare