95.25wp (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 47 WRIT PETITION NO. 95 OF 2025 Vishnu Narsingh Jagtap VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Department of Tribal Development, Mumbai 2. The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar 3. The Divisional Joint Registrar, Co-operative Societies, Latur …. Mr S. C. Yeramwar, Advocate for petitioner Ms Deepali Jape, A.G.P. for respondents/State CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL AND PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ. DATE : 6th January, 2025 PER COURT: 1. The petitioner’s proposal for validation of his tribe certificate has been pending with the respondent No.2/ scrutiny committee and he is seeking a writ of mandamus to decide it expeditiously. 2025:BHC-AUG:330-DB 95.25wp (2) 2. Learned A.G.P., on instructions, submits that respondent No.2/scrutiny committee would need a time of six months for deciding the claim of the petitioner. 3. The writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent/committee to decide the petitioner’s proposal as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of 16 weeks. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) sjk