- 1 - wp14803.25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 14803 OF 2025 Balaji Mashnaji Chitlewad & others ….Petitioners VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & another …..Respondents Mr. S. S. Phatale, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mrs. Chaitali Choudhari-Kutti, AGP for the State. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 9th DECEMBER, 2025. PER COURT : 1. Issue notice to Respondents returnable forthwith. Learned AGP waives service of notice on behalf of both the Respondents. 2. By way of this Petition, the Petitioners are praying for a direction to Respondent No. 2/Scrutiny Committee to decide their tribe claims within stipulated period. 3. Considering that the tribe claims are pending since year ranging from 2017 to 2025, the same be decided within a period of eight months from today. With this direction, Writ Petition stands disposed off. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE) (KISHORE C. SANT) Judge Judge dyb