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Varsha Bapu Thakur through Guardian Bapu Raghunath Thakur v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

Bombay HC29 Oct 2015WP/10872/2015

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This is a single paragraph order in a writ petition where an ST-category student faced cancellation of admission due to missing caste certificate. The High Court directed the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the 2009 pending claim within six months and restrained the college from coercive action. No severable reasons are given.

What did the court decide?

Direction to Respondent No. 4 to decide pending caste claim within six months; restraint on Respondent No. 3 from coercive action.

Varsha Bapu Thakur through Guardian Bapu Raghunath… — Education and Admissions | Bombay HC (2015)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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903 WRIT PETITION NO. 10872 OF 2015

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VARSHA BAPU THAKUR THROUGH GUARDIAN BAPU RAGHUNATH

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THAKUR
VERSUS

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

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...

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Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Barlinge S.S.
Mr. NB Patil, AGP for Respondents: 1 & 2;
Mr. Bade Patil K.D.,Adv. For R/4.

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CORAM: R.M.BORDE &
P.R.BORA,JJ.

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DATE :29th October, 2015.

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PER COURT :

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1)Heard. The petitioner claims to belong to
"Thakur", Scheduled Tribe category. She has secured
an admission in Respondent No.3-College, to Pharmacy
Course as against a seat earmarked for ST category.
The petitioner states that the caste validation
proposal tendered with the Caste Scrutiny Committee
in the year 2009 is still pending. As a result of
failure of the petitioner to submit Caste Validity
Certificate, the Respondent-College has issued a
notice on 4th August, 2015, calling upon the
petitioner to tender Caste Validity Certificate and
it has further been informed to the petitioner that
in the event of her failure to submit the Caste
Validity Certificate, her admission shall be liable
to be cancelled.

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2)In the facts and circumstances of the case,
this petition can be disposed of by directing
Respondent No. 4 - Caste Scrutiny Committee to take
a decision on the caste claim tendered by the
petitioner in the year 2009 and which is pending with
the Committee, as expeditiously as possible, and
preferably within a period of six months from today
and it is accordingly directed. In the meanwhile,
Respondent No.4-College shall not take any coercive
action against the petitioner on the ground of her
failure to submit the Caste Validity Certificate.

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3)With the directions, as above, the writ
petition is disposed of.

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 (P.R.BORA) (R.M.BORDE)
 JUDGEJUDGE

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bdv/

Varsha Bapu Thakur through Guardian Bapu Raghunath Thakur v. the State of Maharashtra and Others

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