23-wp5318.2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5318 OF 2025 Shriram Dattatraya Waghmare VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ---- Mr.Vivekanand U. Jadhav, Advocate for petitioner Mr.S.J.Salgare, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3 ---- CORAM : R.G.AVACHAT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : NOVEMBER 10, 2025 ORDER :- Since this petition arises out of the common order passed by respondent – Scrutiny Committee and the said order has already been set aside by this court vide order dated 07.11.2025 in Writ Petition No.5360 of 2025, this petition needs to be allowed in terms of the said order. Hence, the following order:- (i) The Writ Petition is allowed. (ii) The impugned order herein is set aside. (iii) Respondent No.2 - Scrutiny Committee shall grant the petitioner validity of `Koli Mahadev’, Scheduled Tribe. 2025:BHC-AUG:30987-DB 2 23-wp5318.2025 (iv) The validity to be granted to the petitioner shall be subject to the outcome of the proceedings of his blood relations, on which the petitioner has relied. [ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.] [R.G. AVACHAT, J.] KBP