( 1 ) ca10314.26 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10314 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3933 OF 2026 THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ANR. VERSUS DHANASHRI SHRIHARI JADHAV Mr. P.S. Patil, AGP for the applicant. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 07.09.2026 PC :- 01. Not on Board. Taken on Board. 02. By way of this Civil Application, the Scrutiny Committee has prayed for extension of time to decide tribe claim of the petitioner. This Court by order dated 16.04.2026 requested the Scrutiny Committee to decide tribe claim of the petitioner by end of July, 2026. However, for the reasons stated in the application and mainly because of pendency of the claim, the Committee Could not decide the claim of the petitioner. Time is therefore sought to complete the enquiry and decide the tribe claim of the petitioner. 2026:BHC-AUG:41338-DB ( 2 ) ca10314.26 03. Considering the reasons and the difficulties of the Scrutiny Committee, time is extended by 8 (eight) weeks from today. 04. This Civil Application is accordingly allowed and disposed off. [JITENDRA JAIN, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] snk/2026/Sep26/ca10314.26