- 1 - wp15275.25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 15275 OF 2025 Shashank Sandip Rautwad ….Petitioner VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & another …..Respondents Mr. C. R. Thorat, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. G. O. Wattamwar, AGP for the State. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 17th DECEMBER, 2025. PER COURT : 1. Petitioner has approached this Court seeking direction to Respondent No. 2/Scheduled Tribe Certificate Verification Committee, to decide his tribe claim pending since 25.02.2025. 2. Considering the above, the Petition stands disposed off with a direction to Respondent No. 2 to decide the tribe claim of the Petitioner within a period of seven months from today. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE) (KISHORE C. SANT) Judge Judge dyb