40-wp-7528-2025.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7528 OF 2025 Neha Ashish Gangawane Minor Through Guardian Ashish A. Gangawane …..Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. …..Respondents Mr. C. K. Bhangoji, for the Petitioner. Ms. Leena Patil, B Panel advocate for the State. CORAM : REVATI MOHITE DERE & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE : 16th JUNE 2025. P.C.:- 1. By this Petition, the only relief sought by the Petitioner is a direction to the Respondent No.2-Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee to decide the Petitioner’s application dated 28th April 2024 seeking grant of Caste Validity Certificate within a specified time limit. 2. Learned AGP, on instructions, states that the Petitioner’s application dated 28th April 2024 will be decided within two weeks from today. Statement accepted. 3. The Petitioner to appear before the Respondent No.2 on 18th June 2025 at 11.00 a.m. Shivgan 1/2 40-wp-7528-2025.doc 4. In view of the aforesaid statement made by the learned AGP, nothing survives for further consideration in the Petition. 5. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J.) (REVATI MOHITE DERE, J.) Shivgan 2/2 SHAMBHAVI NILESH SHIVGAN Digitally signed by SHAMBHAVI NILESH SHIVGAN Date: 2025.06.17 19:07:40 +0530