Sr. No. 903 & 907 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 903 WRIT PETITION NO. 13334 OF 2026 Swarnandini Tanaji Dabade VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Thr Secretary And Another … AND 907 WRIT PETITION NO. 13344 OF 2026 Nidhi Dhiraj Koli VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Thr Secretary And Another … • Mr. Girish N. Kulkarni (Mardikar), Advocate for the Petitioners. • Mr. P. S. Patil, Additional Government Pleader for the Respondent-State in Writ Petition No. 13334 of 2026. • Mr. S. R. Yadav-Lonikar, AGP for the Respondent-State in Writ Petition No. 13344 of 2026.r. S. R. Yadav-Lonikar, AGP for Respondents - State … CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 30th SEPTEMBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Heard learned Advocate for the Petitioners and learned Additional Government Pleader / AGP for the Respondent-State. 2. The limited prayer in these Petitions is for a direction to Respondent No. 2 – Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe validity claims of the respective Petitioners, which are stated to be pending since 28th May, 2024 in Writ Petition No. 13334 of 2026 and since 25th September, 2023 in Writ Petition No. 13344 of 2026. Jhs/ 1/2 2026:BHC-AUG:46357-DB Sr. No. 903 & 907 3. Considering the limited nature of the prayer, Respondent No. 2 – Scrutiny Committee is directed to decide the tribe validity claims of the respective Petitioners, in accordance with law and on their own merits, as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, within a period of four weeks from today. 4. Both the Writ Petitions stand disposed of in the above terms. [JITENDRA JAIN, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] Jhs/ 2/2