96.25wp (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 48 WRIT PETITION NO. 96 OF 2025 Rushikesh Dhananjay Dhone VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Department of Tribal Development, Mumbai 2. The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar …. Mr S. C. Yeramwar, Advocate for petitioner Mr M. K. Goyanka, 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 is pending with the respondent No.2/ scrutiny committee. He stated that in the last year he lost the opportunity to seek admission to the MH-CET 2024. 2. It is also being pointed out that the petitioner’s father and real cousin possess certificate of validity and cousin Mayuri Pandit 2025:BHC-AUG:328-DB 96.25wp (2) Dhone has been granted validity by the order of this Court by an order dated 19/07/2019 in Writ Petition No.5820/2019. 3. Learned A.G.P. submits that committee would decide the petitioner’s proposal as expeditiously as possible. 4. The writ petition is disposed of directing respondent/committee to decide 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