Sagar S/O Madhav Kohale v. Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati Thr. Member/Secretary And Another

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO.4915/2021 Sagar S/o Madhav Kohale, aged about 19 Yrs., Occ. Student, R/o Ward No.4 Maregaon, Tah. Maregaon, Dist. Yavatmal.

..Petitioner.

..Vs..

1.

Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati Division, Amravati, through it's Member / Secretary.

2.

State Common Entrance Test Cell, Maharashtra State, 8th Floor, New Excelsior Building, A.K. Nayak, Fort (M.S.), Mumbai, through Commissioner.

..Respondents.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr. Ram Karode, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. K.L. Dharmadhikari, A.G.P. for respondent No.1. Mr. N.A. Gaikwad, Advocate for respondent No.2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CORAM :- SUNIL B. SHUKRE AND ANIL L. PANSARE, JJ.

DATED :- 3.12.2021 .

ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Sunil B. Shukre, J.) Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. K.L. Dharmadhikari, learned A.G.P. and Mr. N.A. Gaikwad, learned Advocate who appear by waiving notice for respondent Nos.1 and 2, respectively.

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Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent.

3.

Petition is partly allowed.

4.

We direct respondent No.1 to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner, in accordance with law, at the earliest and preferably within six months from the date of receipt of the order, the petitioner being a student.

5.

We direct respondent No.2 to take appropriate decision on the application of the petitioner in view of information brochure 20212022 for various courses run by different Agricultural Universities in the State of Maharashtra, in accordance with law. 6.

Rule is made absolute in the above terms. No order as to costs. JUDGE JUDGE Signed By:NILESH VILASRAO TAMBASKAR Private Secretary Tambaskar.