2026:BHC-AUG:34192-DB ( 1 ) wp9502.26 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 904 WRIT PETITION NO. 9502 OF 2026 YASH RAJENDRA THAKUR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER Mr. M.R. Wagh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Patil, AGP for the respondent-State. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ. DATE : 06.08.2026 PC :- 01. Heard learned Advocate for the petitioner and learned AGP for the respondent-State. The prayer in the petition is only to direct respondent No.2 – Scrutiny Committee to decide tribe status of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. The claim of the petitioner is pending since 25.07.2025. 02. Learned AGP, on instructions, informs that it will at least take three months’ time to dispose off the claim of the petitioner. 03. We request respondent No.2 to dispose off the claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case within three months from today. 04. The Writ Petition accordingly stands disposed off. [AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] snk/2026/Aug26/wp9502.26

2026:BHC-AUG:34192-DB ( 1 ) wp9502.26 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 904 WRIT PETITION NO. 9502 OF 2026 YASH RAJENDRA THAKUR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER Mr. M.R. Wagh, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. P.S. Patil, AGP for the respondent-State. CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ. DATE : 06.08.2026 PC :- 01. Heard learned Advocate for the petitioner and learned AGP for the respondent-State. The prayer in the petition is only to direct respondent No.2 – Scrutiny Committee to decide tribe status of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. The claim of the petitioner is pending since 25.07.2025. 02. Learned AGP, on instructions, informs that it will at least take three months’ time to dispose off the claim of the petitioner. 03. We request respondent No.2 to dispose off the claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and in any case within three months from today. 04. The Writ Petition accordingly stands disposed off. [AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.] snk/2026/Aug26/wp9502.26