Bombay High Court

PRAGATI PRASANN THAKUR MINOR THR GRANDFATHER DATTATRAY S THAKURversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court directed the Committee to decide the tribe claim as early as possible, preferably within three months.

Summary

The petitioner, Pragati Prasann Thakur, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State's Scrutiny Committee to decide his tribe claim, which had been pending since 12 January 2026. The petitioner argued that the delay violated his right to a timely decision. The State, through its Additional Government Pleader, informed the Court that the vigilance cell report had been received and that it would take about two months to serve a copy to the petitioner. The Court directed the Committee to decide the tribe claim as early as possible, preferably within three months from the date of the order, and ordered the petitioner to appear before the Committee on 28 September 2026 without further notice. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of with the said directions.

Issues considered

Whether the Scrutiny Committee must decide the petitioner’s tribe claim within a stipulated period.

Subjects

tribe claim
writ petition
high court
direction
committee
vigilance cell
timely decision

Judgment

                                    (1)                   2-WP-12576-2026




            IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                       BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                   2 WRIT PETITION NO. 12576 OF 2026

   Pragati Prasann Thakur Minor Thr Grandfather Dattatray S Thakur
                                 VERSUS
       The State Of Maharashtra Thr Principal Secretary And Others
                                    ...
Mr. Kishor T. Shirurkar, Advocate for the Petitioner.
Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondent-State.

                                 CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT &
                                            JITENDRA JAIN, JJ.

                                 DATE     : 22nd SEPTEMBER 2026.

PC :-

1.      Heard Mr. Shirurkar, the learned Advocate for the petitioner and

Mr. Laokhotiya, the learned AGP for respondent.

2.      The prayer in this writ petition is to direct the Respondent

No.2/Committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner within

stipulated period. The tribe claim proposal of the petitioner is pending

before the Committee since 12/01/2026.

3.      The learned AGP, on instructions, submits that the vigilance cell

committee report is received by the Respondent/Scrutiny Committee. A

copy of the report will be served upon the petitioner and say will be
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obtained. This would take atleast two months time. The petition stands

disposed off with a direction to the respondent No.2/committee to

decide the tribe claim of the petitioner as early as possible, and

preferably within a period of three months from today.

4.           Petitioner to appear before the respondent/Committee on Monday

i.e. 28/09/2026, without requiring further notice.

5.           With these, writ petition stands disposed off.



     [JITENDRA JAIN, J.]                           [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]
D.A.ETHAPE

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