1 33.WP-10600-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 33 WRIT PETITION NO. 10600 OF 2025 RAVI DNYANESHWAR WAGHMARE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND ANOTHER ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Ms. Suryawanshi Vaishali B AGP for Respondent/State : Mrs. P.J. Bharad Standing Counsel for Respondent No.3/UOI: Mr. Rajendra D. Sanap … CORAM : R.G. AVACHAT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 06.10.2025 PER COURT : . Heard both the sides. 2. The petitioner who is already armed with a tribe certificate in the prescribed form issued under Rule 4(6) and 5(2)(a) (b) of the Maharashtra Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, De-noticed Tribes, (Vimukta Jatis) Nomadic Tribes, other backward classes and special backward category (regulations of issuance and verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000, is merely requesting the respondent–Sub Divisional Officer/Competent Authority to have it in the format prescribed by the Central Government. The application is pending since 18.06.2025. 3. The Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the respondent to 2025:BHC-AUG:27949-DB 2 33.WP-10600-2025.doc issue a tribe certificate to the petitioner in the format prescribed by the Central Government as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of two weeks from today. ( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. ) ( R.G. AVACHAT, J. ) vsj..