9-WP.11888.2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 9 WRIT PETITION NO. 11888 OF 2026 Sandesh Devidas Surwad VERSUS The State of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Shrikant Kulkarni And Mr. A. P. Piratwad, Advocates for the Petitioner. Mr. N. S. Tekale, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 & 2. Mr. Rohit S. Sarvadnya, Senior Panel Counsel for Respondent Nos.3 & 4. ... CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 8th SEPTEMBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Heard Mr. Kulkarni and Mr. Piratwad, learned Advocates for the petitioner. Mr. Tekale, learned AGP for respondent nos.1 and 2. Mr. Sarvadnya, learned Advocate for respondent nos.3 and 4. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer to direct respondent no.2-Committee to decide his tribe claim within stipulated period as also a direction is sought to change the category of the petitioner as shown in the list published by the State Common Entrance Test Cell on 26.08.2026, wherein he is not shown as belonging to the Scheduled Tribe category. Sayyed 1/2 2026:BHC-AUG:41767-DB 9-WP.11888.2026.doc 3. It is seen that the petitioner’s tribe claim is pending since 27.12.2024. Learned AGP submits that even the Vigilance Cell Report is not yet received and it will take atleast four months for the Committee to decide the petitioner’s tribe claim. 4. Considering the facts of the case, this Court requests the Committee to decide the petitioner’s tribe claim within a period of two months from today. 5. With this, petition stands disposed off. (JITENDRA JAIN, J.) (KISHORE C. SANT, J.) Sayyed 2/2