(S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ.)
Nagraj & Ors. _____________________________________ Appellant(s)
v.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ____________________ Respondent(s)
Civil Appeal No. 6170 of 2018 [Arising out of SLP(C) No. 16450 of 2018], decided on July 9, 2018
The Order of the court was delivered by
Order
1. Leave granted.
2. We have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the record.
3. Having regard to the fact that the matter has arisen all over the State of Maharashtra, we consider it appropriate to pass the following order similar to the one passed by this Court on 06.09.2017 in Civil Appeal Nos. 1123448 of 2017 and connected matters :
4. Learned Chief Justice of the High Court is requested to constitute one Bench to hear the matters and assign the cases to the said Bench so that uniformity is maintained. All the cases shall be heard at the Principal bench at Mumbai. The admission shall take place within a week after the judgment is pronounced by the High Court and the date of admission is extended to that date. The candidates who have got the certificate of validity by virtue of the High Court order shall be admitted and the vacant seats can be filled up from amongst the students who have got the certificate of validity. The Medical Council of India shall intimate this order to the concerned educational institution. We order accordingly.
5. We also pass the following directions :
(a) The persons who are aggrieved by the order of the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee may approach the High Court by 15.07.2018.
(b) Learned Advocate General or his associate shall remain personally present in the High Court on the date of hearing. The counter affidavits shall be permitted to be filed within ten days therefrom.
(c) The High Court shall dispose of the writ petitions by the end of July, 2018.
6. The respondent State shall maintain status quo as it exists today in respect of selected students.
7. With the aforesaid directions, the instant appeal is disposed of.
8. No orders need be passed on the application/s for intervention/impleadment.
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 16450/2018
Nagraj & Ors _____________________________________ Petitioner(s)
v.
The State of Maharashtra & Ors _____________________ Respondent(s)
(With appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/C of The Impugned Judgment and for intervention/impleadment)
Date : 09-07-2018 The matter was called on for hearing today.
(Before S.A. Bobde and L. Nageswara Rao, JJ.)
For Petitioner(s) Mr. Sudhanshu S. Choudhari, AOR
Mr. Shakul R. Ghatole, Adv.
Ms. Surabhi Guleria, Adv.
Mr. Anil S. golegaonkar, Adv.
Ms. Preeti Rane, Adv.
Mr. A.J. Gilde, Adv.
For Respondent(s)/Applicant(s) Mr. Nishant R. Katneshwarkar, AOR
Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Sr. Adv.
Mr. Amol B. Karande, AOR
Mr. Omgashad Boinwad, Adv.
Mr. Rajsaheb Patil, Adv.
Mr. Mayank Kshirsagar, Adv.
Mr. Madhu Gougaonkar, Adv.
Ms. Pankauri, Adv.
Mr. Tushar Singh, Adv.
Mr. Prajval A., Adv.
For Mr. Balaji Srinivasan, AOR
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following
ORDER
9. Leave granted.
10. The instant appeal is disposed of in terms of the signed order.
11. No orders need be passed on the application/s for intervention/impleadment.
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