( 1 ) 31 WRIT PETITION NO. 6164 OF 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 31 WRIT PETITION NO. 6164 OF 2026 KAILAS SUNDARRAO SUDEWAD VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER ... Mr. Chandrakant R Thorat And Mr.Omprakash D Totawad, Advocate for the Petitioner Mrs.Saie Joshi, AGP for Respondents ... CORAM :SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE & VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ. DATE :22.06.2026 Oral Order (Per Vaishali Patil-Jadhav, J.) :- . Heard. 2. By way of this Petition, the petitioner is seeking direction to decide his tribe claim as belonging to “Mannervarlu” Scheduled Tribe. The caste claim is submitted to Scrutiny Committee on 28.10.2013. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to non-submission of the validity certificate of the petitioner, the 2026:BHC-AUG:24921-DB ( 2 ) 31 WRIT PETITION NO. 6164 OF 2026 employer would not promote the petitioner, and therefore, the claim needs to be decided within stipulated period. 4. The learned AGP, on instructions, submits that, the tribe claim of the petitioner will be decided within three months from the date of this order. 5. In view of the above, the Scrutiny Committee is directed to decide the petitioner’s tribe claim within three months from the date of this order. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. ( VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J. ) ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. ) shivani/