Writ Petition No.14489/2025 :: 1 :: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 14489 OF 2025 Yash s/o Dattaprasad Shinde & anr. … PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & anr. … RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. S.C. Yeramwar, Advocate for petitioners Mrs. J.P. Reddy, A.G.P. for State ....… CORAM : R.G. AVACHAT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 3rd DECEMBER, 2025 O R D E R : By this petition, the petitioners are seeking directions to the respondent No.2 Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioners as belonging to “Thakar” – Scheduled Tribe, which is pending since 14/7/2025. 2. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioners that, the petitioners are desirous of prosecuting their further studies. We, therefore, direct the respondent No.2 2025:BHC-AUG:33660-DB Writ Petition No.14489/2025 :: 2 :: Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioners, which is pending since 14/7/2025, within a period of six months from today. 3. With the above directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (R.G. AVACHAT, J.) fmp/-