W.P. No.12119/2025 :: 1 :: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.12119 OF 2025 Rupali d/o Munjaba Gandhale … PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & anr. … RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. S.M. Vibhute, Advocate for petitioner Mr. P.K. Lakhotiya, A.G.P. for State ....… CORAM : R.G. AVACHAT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 1ST OCTOBER, 2025 O R D E R : By this Writ Petition, the petitioner is seeking directions against the respondent No.2- Sub-Divisional Officer, Majalgaon, District Beed to issue caste certificate in Form-C of the Maharashtra Scheduled Tribe (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Rules, 2003 so that the same could be submitted to its validity. 2. Subject to petitioner surrendering the earlier caste 2025:BHC-AUG:27519-DB W.P. No.12119/2025 :: 2 :: certificate issued in incorrect format with the respondent No.2, we direct the respondent No.2 to issue caste certificate to the petitioner in Form-C of the Maharashtra Scheduled Tribe (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Rules, 2003 within a period of two weeks from today. With these directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (R.G. AVACHAT, J.) fmp/-