901–WP–8611–2024 (C).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 8611 OF 2024 Adanan Swalemahmmad Jamadar … Petitioner V/s. The State Of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 10629 OF 2023 ... Mr. Dhrupad Patil (through VC) a/w. Mr. Shantanu Kalekar , Advocate for Petitioner Mr. Siddheshwar B. Kalel, AGP for the Respondent – State in WP-8611- 2024. Mr. R. S. Pawar, AGP for the State in WP-10629-2023. ... CORAM : ABHAY AHUJA & NEERAJ P. DHOTE, JJ. DATE : 16th OCTOBER, 2026 P.C. : 1. When the matters are called out, learned AGP is aggrieved that by way of an additional affidavit, documents in support of the application for grant of Caste Validity Certificate have been produced which were not produced before the concerned Caste Scrutiny Committee. 2. Mr. Patil, learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioners submits that, this Court may direct the Caste Scrutiny Committee to consider those documents and pass fresh orders. Mandar M. 1/2 901–WP–8611–2024 (C).doc 3. The learned AGP has no objection. 4. Having heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioners and the learned AGP, this Court directs the Respondent No. 2 – Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee to consider the documents placed before this Court under additional affidavit dated 6th October 2026 and to pass fresh orders as per law within a period of sixteen weeks from the submission of the additional affidavit dated 6th October 2026. 5. The Writ Petitions to accordingly stand disposed as above. (NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J) (ABHAY AHUJA, J.) Mandar M. 2/2