- 1 - wp14802.25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 14802 OF 2025 Yatharth Suresh Thakur (minor u/g of father) Suresh s/o Raghunath Sandhane (Thakur) ….Petitioner VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & another …..Respondents Mr. Sagar Phatale, Advocate holding for Mr. S. C. Yeramwar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms. R. P. Gour, 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 present Petition, the Petitioner is praying for direction to the Scrutiny Committee/Respondent No. 2 to decide his caste validity claim pending before the said Committee. 3. Considering that the claim is pending since 2024, Respondent No. 2 is directed to decide the claim within six months from today. - 2 - wp14802.25.odt 4. In view of above, the Petition stands disposed off. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE) (KISHORE C. SANT) Judge Judge dyb