Bombay High Court
YASH RAJENDRA THAKURversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court directs the Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe status within three months.
Summary
The petitioner, Yash Rajendra Thakur, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the State's Scrutiny Committee to decide his tribe status, a claim pending since 25 July 2025. The respondent State, through its AGP, indicated that it would need at least three months to dispose of the claim. The Court examined the delay and the petitioner’s request for an expeditious decision. It directed the Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe status as soon as possible, but no later than three months from the date of the order. Accordingly, the writ petition was disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the Scrutiny Committee should be directed to decide the petitioner's tribe status expeditiously?
Subjects
- tribal status
- writ petition
- expeditious disposal
- administrative law
- Scrutiny Committee
Judgment
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
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