1 981-wp-13866-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD 981 WRIT PETITION NO. 13866 OF 2025 Pratik Jairam Uppalwad VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another ... Mr. Vaibhav R. Mhaske h/f. Mr. Chandrakant R. Thorat, Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. Chaitali R. Chaudhari-Kutti, AGP for Respondents/State ... CORAM : R. G. AVACHAT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATED : NOVEMBER 20, 2025 P.C.: 1. Heard. 2. By this Writ Petition, the petitioner is seeking direction that the caste claim of the petitioner which is pending before Respondent No.2./Caste Scrutiny Committee since 12.11.2024 be expedited. 3. Considering the fact that the petitioner is desirous of prosecuting his studies, we direct Respondent No.2/Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of 6 weeks from today. 4. With this direction, Writ Petition stands disposed of. [ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.] [R. G. AVACHAT, J.] Narwade/ 2025:BHC-AUG:32246-DB