( 1 ) 965 wp 8950.25 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 965 WRIT PETITION NO. 8950 OF 2025 SAMBHAJI PRAKASH SURYAWANSHI THROUGH GUARDIAN PRAKASH SAMBHAJI SURYAWANSHI VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER ….. Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Jayewar Sainath Gangadhar AGP for Respondents/State : Mr. V.M. Kagne ….. CORAM : MANISH PITALE & Y.G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ. DATE : 13th August, 2025 P.C. :- 1. This petition is filed for a limited direction to the Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee to decide the pending tribe claim of the Petitioner of belonging to Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe (29), within a stipulated period of time. It is submitted that the Petitioner is a student who has been allotted a college and therefore there is urgency in the matter. 2. The learned AGP appearing for both the Respondents on instructions submits that the vigilance cell report has been served upon the 2025:BHC-AUG:22294-DB ( 2 ) 965 wp 8950.25 Petitioner. In that light, the Petitioner may immediately respond to the said report. 3. In view of the stage of the proceedings before the Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee, we direct that the tribe claim of the Petitioner be decided as expeditiously as possible and in any case within four weeks from today. The Writ Petition is disposed of. Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. [Y.G. KHOBRAGADE, J.] [MANISH PITALE, J.] mub