1 916.WP.7334.25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7334 OF 2025 SHRADDHA GANGADHAR MANGALWAD VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Sunil Mahadevappa Vibhute AGP for Respondents: Mr. Saie S. Joshi … CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ. DATE : 24.06.2025 PER COURT: 1. The biological father and the paternal uncle of the Petitioner have received validity certificates as belonging to ‘Mannervarlu’ Scheduled Tribe Category. The Petitioner has appeared for an entrance exam. 2. The learned AGP is instructed to state that the Vigilance Cell Inquiry is yet not concluded. The Committee would make an endeavour to decide the claim at the earliest and within two to three months. But it would surely decide the proposal within four months. 2025:BHC-AUG:16453-DB 2 916.WP.7334.25.odt 3. In view of the above statement and the fact that the Petitioner’s biological father has been granted the Validity Certificate by the Committee, which is still not reopened, it is expected that the Committee would decide the proposal at least within two months since the Petitioner aspires to secure admission to a professional course. 4. In view of the above and considering the law laid down in Maharashtra Adiwasi Thakur Jamat Swarakshan Samiti Vs. State of Maharashtra and Ors.; 2023 SCC Online SC 326, let the Committee make an endeavour to decide the claim within two months. The Petitioner tenders her email address for easy correspondence with the Committee as under : Email ID :- Shraddha.m1210@gmail.com 5. The Petitioner shall render wholehearted cooperation to the Committee for an early decision. 6. In view of the above, this Petition is disposed off. (Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) habeeb/