2569.25wp (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 48 WRIT PETITION NO. 2569 OF 2025 SHARDUL SANJAY DUMPALWAR, THROUGH GUARDIAN SANJAY PANDHARI DUMPALWAR VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI 2. THE SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, KINWAT …. Mr Yogesh B. Bolkar, Advocate for petitioner Ms S. S. Joshi, A.G.P. for respondents/State CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL AND PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ. DATE : 24th February, 2025 PER COURT: 1. The petitioner, who is a student, awaiting decision of respondent No.2/committee in the proceeding for validation of his ‘Koli Mahadev’ scheduled tribe certificate. He intends to use it for admission to the professional course. 2. The learned A.G.P., on instructions, submits that the matter is awaiting vigilance enquiry report. 2025:BHC-AUG:5336-DB 2569.25wp (2) 3. We dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondent No.2/scrutiny committee to decide the proposal of the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of four months. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) sjk