1 911-wp-12917-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD 911 WRIT PETITION NO. 12917 OF 2025 Shivaji Vadenna Arshewar Versus The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Another ... Mr. A. d. Sonkawade h/f. Mr. Sainath G. Jayewar, Advocate for The Petitioner Ms. K. B. Patil-Bharaswadkar, AGP for Respondents/State ... CORAM : R. G. AVACHAT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATED : OCTOBER 17, 2025 P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner contends that the caste certificate issued on 05.12.2022 of belonging to ‘Mannervarlu’, Scheduled Tribe has been submitted before Respondent No.2-Committee for its validation. 3. Considering the fact that admittedly this certificate at page 15 of the Writ Petition dated 05.12.2022 is already sub judice before Respondent No.2-Committee for its validation, we deem it appropriate to direct Respondent No.2-Committee to decide the validity proceeding of the said certificate within a period of eight months from today. 4. We make it clear that the petitioner should extend full co- operation for expeditious decision of his caste claim. Narwade/ 2 911-wp-12917-2025.odt 5. With this direction, Writ Petition disposed of. [ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.] [R. G. AVACHAT, J.] Narwade/