1 974-wp 14273-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 14273 OF 2025 Pradip Pravin Sonwane .. Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra And Another .. Respondents Mr. Chandrakant R. Thorat, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. S. R. Yadav-Lonikar, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 28th NOVEMBER 2025. PER COURT :- 1. This petition is filed seeking direction to the schedule tribe certificate scrutiny committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner which is pending since 16.10.2024. 2. The committee is directed to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner within a period of six (06) months from today. The petitioner to appear before the committee on 03.12.2025. 3. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. ( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) ( KISHORE C. SANT, J. ) P.S.B. 1 of 1 2025:BHC-AUG:32832-DB