906-WP-5366-2026 (C).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5366 OF 2026 Anand Vinayak Ghante … Petitioner V/s. State Of Maharashtra And Ors. … Respondents … Ms. Vaishali Suryawanshi, (through VC) a/w. Ms. Ashwini Barad, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms. T. J. Kapre, AGP for the State. … CORAM : ABHAY AHUJA & NEERAJ P. DHOTE, JJ. DATE : 14th October, 2026 P.C. : 1. When the matter is called out, learned AGP appearing for the Respondents submits on instructions that the Caste Scrutiny Committee viz. the Respondent No. 2 will pass an order on the application for Caste Scrutiny validation, no later than 26th October 2026. 2. Ms. Suryawanshi, learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner has no objection if the Petition is disposed of on the basis of the statement made by the learned AGP. 3. The statement made by the learned AGP as above is accepted as an undertaking to this Court. 4. The Writ Petition to accordingly stand disposed as above. (NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.) (ABHAY AHUJA, J.) Mandar M. 1/1