1 17 wp4720.26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.4720 OF 2026 Rajkumar s/o Ganpatrao Dhapodkar vs. Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur, thr.its Vice Chairman, Adiwasi Vikas Bhawan, Giripeth, Nagpur and anr Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court' s or Judge' s Order Coram, appearances, Court' s Orders or directions and Registrar' s order Shri J.V.Dhakate, Counsel for the Petitioner. Shri Amit Madiwale, AGP for Respondents CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE & NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, JJ. DATED : 06th AUGUST, 2026. 1. Heard. 2. By this petition, the petitioner seeks innocuous relief to direct respondent No.1, Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur to decide his caste claim as belonging to caste “Halba Scheduled Tribe” in a stipulated time framework. 3. Shri Amit Madiwale, learned AGP for respondents, on instructions, submits that the caste claim of the petitioner will be decided within a period of four weeks. 4. Looking to the submissions, we direct respondent No.1 Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur to decide the caste claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as 2 17 wp4720.26.odt possible and preferably within a period of four weeks from today. With these directions, the writ petition is disposed of. [JUDGE] [JUDGE] !!BrWankhede !!