1 905-wp 12452-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 12452 OF 2025 Ganesh Bhagwan Boyne .. Petitioner Versus The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others .. Respondents Mr. Swapnil A. Deshmukh, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. P. S. Patil, AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 & 2. Mr. M. D. Narwadkar, Advocate for Respondent No. 4. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 24th SEPTEMBER, 2026. PER COURT :- 1. Heard learned advocate for the petitioner, learned A.G.P. for respondent/State and learned advocate for respondent No. 4. No notice is required to respondent No. 3 looking to the nature of the prayers. 2. The petitioner’s tribe claim is pending with respondent No. 2 - committee since 23.07.2025. Therefore, a prayer is made that the directions be given to respondent No. 2 to decide the claim of the petitioner at the earliest. 2026:BHC-AUG:43850-DB 2 905-wp 12452-2025.odt 3. Considering that the petitioner is a student who requires the validity certificate for prosecuting his studies, we direct the respondent No. 2 to decide the claim of the petitioner within two (02) months from today. 4. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. ( JITENDRA JAIN, J.) ( KISHORE C. SANT, J. ) P.S.B.