( 1 ) 902-WP-13445-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 902 WRIT PETITION NO. 13445 OF 2026 Prabhawati Babasaheb Kombde VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Thr Secretary And Others ... Mr. Sunil Mahadevappa Vibhute, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. A. S. Patil, AGP for Respondent-State.. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 1st OCTOBER 2026. PC :- 1. Heard Mr. Vibhute, the learned Advocate for the petitioner, and Mr. Patil, the learned AGP for Respondent/State. 2. The petition is moved as the petitioner has received a show cause notice dated 21/09/2026, issued by Respondent No.3/the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Pune, asking the petitioner to submit her caste/tribe validity certificate as she was appointed against a post reserved for a person belonging to Scheduled Tribe category. 3. It is further stated that if no certificate is produced, adverse action will be taken. It is also directed to show cause as to why the claim ( 2 ) 902-WP-13445-2026 proceeding is pending for such a long period. The petitioner, therefore, apprehends adverse action at the hands of Respondent No.3. In that view, a prayer is also made to direct respondent No.2/Committee to decide the claim petition of the petitioner within a stipulated period. 4. Learned AGP, on instruction, submits that hearing is already completed. The claim is reserved for judgment, and within a week’s time, the judgment will be delivered. 5. Considering above, following order: ORDER (i) Writ petition stands allowed; (ii) Respondent No.2/committee is requested to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner within a period of two weeks from today. (iii) Till such period, no action be taken by the Respondent No.3 pursuant to notice dated 21/09/2026. (iv) With these directions, writ petition stands disposed off. [JITENDRA JAIN, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] D.A.ETHAPE