- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 951 WRIT PETITION NO. 778 OF 2025 BALAJI RAJU MADEWAD THR FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN RAJU LAXMAN MADEWAD VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER Mr.S.M.Vibhute, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms.S.S.Joshi, AGP for the respondent/State. ( CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL AND PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ. ) DATE : JANUARY 16, 2025 PER COURT : 1. The petitioner’s proposal for validation of the tribe certificate has been pending with the Committee and he is seeking early decision. 2. Considering the fact that the proposal was filed in the month of August 2024, we dispose of this writ petition directing the Committee to decide it as expeditiously as possible and in any case within 6 months. ( PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) ( MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) khs/Jan.2025/778 2025:BHC-AUG:1332-DB