1 959-wp-14878-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD 959 WRIT PETITION NO. 14878 OF 2025 Sarthak Laxman Rautwar Through Guardian Laxman Nagnath Rautwar VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another ... Mr. Sunil M. Vibhute, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondents/State. ... CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATED : DECEMBER 10, 2025 P.C.: 1. Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and learned AGP for Respondents. 2. The petitioner preferred tribe claim before Respondent No.2- Committee on 3rd July 2025. The same is still pending and not deciding. The petitioner has therefore approached this Court seeking direction to Respondent No.2-Committee to decide the caste claim within stipulated period. 3. On hearing the parties, this Court find that the following order would serve the purpose of this Writ Petition :- O R D E R (i) Writ Petition stands allowed. (ii) Respondent No.2-Committee is directed to decide the claim of the petitioner pending with it within a period of Narwade/ 2 959-wp-14878-2025.odt nine (9) months from today. (iii) With this, Writ Petition stands disposed of. [ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] Narwade/