1 935.WP.14412.25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 14412 OF 2025 TRUPTI BHARAT PALLEWAD UNDER GUARDIAN BHARAT VITTHALRAO PALLEWAD VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Jadhavar Pratap V. AGP for Respondents: Ms. S.S. Joshi … CORAM : R.G. AVACHAT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 02.12.2025 PER COURT: 1. Heard. 2. By this writ petition the petitioner is seeking direction to the respondent No.2 – Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner of belonging to ‘Mannervarlu’ scheduled tribe which is pending since 29.11.2024 expeditiously. 3. Considering the fact that the caste claim is pending since November 2024, we direct the respondent No.2 – Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner, as expeditiously as possible and, in any case within a period of six (6) months from today. With these directions the writ petition is disposed of. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (R.G. AVACHAT, J.) habeeb/ 2025:BHC-AUG:33760-DB