( 1 ) 2-WP-12576-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 2 WRIT PETITION NO. 12576 OF 2026 Pragati Prasann Thakur Minor Thr Grandfather Dattatray S Thakur VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Thr Principal Secretary And Others ... Mr. Kishor T. Shirurkar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent-State. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 22nd SEPTEMBER 2026. PC :- 1. Heard Mr. Shirurkar, the learned Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Laokhotiya, the learned AGP for respondent. 2. The prayer in this writ petition is to direct the Respondent No.2/Committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner within stipulated period. The tribe claim proposal of the petitioner is pending before the Committee since 12/01/2026. 3. The learned AGP, on instructions, submits that the vigilance cell committee report is received by the Respondent/Scrutiny Committee. A copy of the report will be served upon the petitioner and say will be ( 2 ) 2-WP-12576-2026 obtained. This would take atleast two months time. The petition stands disposed off with a direction to the respondent No.2/committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner as early as possible, and preferably within a period of three months from today. 4. Petitioner to appear before the respondent/Committee on Monday i.e. 28/09/2026, without requiring further notice. 5. With these, writ petition stands disposed off. [JITENDRA JAIN, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] D.A.ETHAPE