9 WP NO. 11218 OF 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 11218 OF 2026 Chaitali Vinod Koli VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Another … • Mr. Vishal V. Ghansawdh, Advocate h/f. Mr. M. V. Thorat, Advocate for the Petitioner • Mr. P. S. Patil, Addl.GP for Respondents - State … CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 31st AUGUST, 2026 PER COURT : 1. The petitioner is praying for a direction to respondent No. 2 – Scrutiny Committee to decide her claim within a stipulated period. It is stated that the petitioner is a student desirous of taking admission to a professional course against a seat reserved for a candidate belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category. The petitioner has submitted her proposal for Caste/Tribe Certificate Verification on 18.05.2026. 2. Learned Addl. G.P., on instructions, submits that the Committee will require at least one year to decide the claim of the petitioner. 3. Considering the above, we direct the Committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner within a period of one year from today. 4. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of. [JITENDRA JAIN, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] Jhs/ 1/1 2026:BHC-AUG:39545-DB