( 1 ) 1-WP-12574-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 1 WRIT PETITION NO. 12574 OF 2026 Haridas Bajirao Sonawane VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Thr Secretary And Others ... Mr. D. D. Choudhari And Mr. R. B. More, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. P. S. Patil, AGP for Respondent-State.. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 22nd SEPTEMBER 2026. PC :- 1. Prayer in this petition is only to direct respondent no. 3 i.e. Divisional Commissioner, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to register the appeal of the petitioner challenging the order of the invalidation of his tribe claim. 2. Learned AGP submits that now the Commissioner is registering the appeals. 3. The only grievance of the petitioner is that by way of impugned order, the Committee has directed the authorities to take appropriate action against the petitioner. ( 2 ) 1-WP-12574-2026 4. Learned advocate for the petitioner invites attention to section 6B, which is inserted in statute book giving protection of 90 days to a person whose claim is invalidated and also further 30 days after the appeal is decided. 5. In view of above, no action be taken against the petitioner solely on the ground of invalidation of his tribe claim for a period of pendency the appeal and for 30 days thereafter. The Committee is also to take note of the amended provision and shall put the note accordingly. 6. It is made clear that the petitioner also will not take any benefit of persons belonging to scheduled tribe till the proceedings attain finality. 7. With these, the writ petition stands disposed of. [JITENDRA JAIN, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] D.A.ETHAPE