F. I. REBELLO, J.:- Rule. Heard forthwith.

2. The petitioner had applied for verification of his caste claim as belonging to Mala Jangam Scheduled Caste. A caste certificate had been issued in favour of the petitioner by the Tahsildar and Taluka Executive Magistrate, Dharur. District Beed on 19th July. 1994. According to the petitioner his caste claim was forwarded in October, 2000 by the Principal of Dayan and College, Latur for verification. As the constituted Committee did not take up the matter for scrutiny the petitioner had to apply for admission to Engineering Course from open category. The Committee by order dated 20th June. 2005 refused to verify the claim of the petitioner on the ground that he had not sought admission from reserved category. That order was challenged before this COU1t in Writ Petition No.6345 of 2005. This Court by order dated 13th June. 2006 directed the Committee to scrutinise and verify the caste claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. This Court also directed the petitioner to submit relevant documents. These documents included the documentary evidence from School Registers, which showed the petitioner' s caste as Mala Jangam. Similar

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