( 1 ) 86-WP-13638-2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 13638 OF 2025 Prathamesh Ganesh Puppalwad Through Guardian Ganesh Kondiba Puppalwad VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Another ... Mr. Chandrakant R. Thorat And Mr. O. D. Totawad, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. J. Salgare, AGP for Respondent-State. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 17th NOVEMBER 2025 PC :- 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the Petitioner and learned AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking direction to the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Verification Committee - Respondent No.2 to decide his caste claim. The petitioner is the student. He needs to appear for NEET examination. The claim is pending since long. 3. Considering above, following order: Ethape ( 2 ) 86-WP-13638-2025 ORDER (i) Writ Petition stands allowed. (ii) The respondent No.2- Scheduled Tribe Certificate Verification Committee is directed to consider and decide the Tribe Claim of the petitioner within six months from today on its own merit. (iii) Petitioner to co-operate in the inquiry. (iv) Petitioner to appear before the Committee on 25th November 2025. (v) With this, writ petition stands disposed off. [ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] Ethape