2986.25wp (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 78 WRIT PETITION NO. 2986 OF 2025 GANESH DHANAJI DANDGE VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY,TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI 2. THE SCHEDULED TRIBES CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AURANGABAD 3. GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA’S MEDICAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND AYUSH, MUMBAI 4. THE DEAN, GOVERNMENT AYURVED HOSPITAL, BARAMATI, PUNE …. Mr D. D. Choudhari & Ramesh B. More, Advocates for petitioner Ms P. J. Bharad, A.G.P. for respondents/State CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL AND PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ. DATE : 4th March, 2025 PER COURT: 1. The petitioner is threatened with termination by the employer even when his proposal for validation of his tribe certificate is to be decided by the respondent/scrutiny committee. 2. The learned A.G.P., on instructions submits that the committee would decide the proposal of the petitioner within six weeks. 2025:BHC-AUG:6443-DB 2986.25wp (2) 3. The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the committee to decide the proposal of the petitioner within six weeks and for that period his services shall stand protected. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) sjk