Pranit S/O Pradip Sawsakade v. The Vice-Chairman/Member Secretary, S.T. Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur And ORS.

2025:BHC-NAG:11029-DB 917.caw.2485.25.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

CIVIL APPLICATION NO.2485 OF 2025 IN WRIT PETITION NO.5043 OF 2025 (Pranit s/o Pradip Sawsakade Vs. The Vice Chairman/Member Secretary, the ST Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur and ors.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ms P.D. Rane, Advocate for the petitioner.

Ms Kavita Bhondge, A.G.P. for respondent No.1/State. CORAM :- SMT. M.S. JAWALKAR A ND RAJ D. WAKODE, JJ.

DATED :- OCTOBER 16, 2025.

Heard Ms P.D. Rane, learned Counsel for the petitioner.

2.

Present application has been filed on behalf of respondent No.1 - Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur praying for extension of time to comply with the order dated 03/09/2025 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.5043/2025 whereby it is directed to respondent No.1 - Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner within a period of three weeks from the date of the order.

3.

Ms Kavita Bhondge, learned AGP appearing for respondent No.1/applicant in the present civil application has pointed out the reasons stated in paragraph Nos.4, 5 and 6 of the

917.caw.2485.25.odt application because of which the aforesaid claim could not be decided within a period of three weeks and hence this application for extension of time.

4.

Considering the reasons stated in the application and also the submission made by Ms P.D. Rane, learned Counsel for the petitioner, we allow the present civil application and grant extension of one month time from today to respondent No.1 - Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur to decide the caste claim of the petitioner. 5.

The civil application is accordingly disposed of. 6.

The authenticated copy of this order be supplied to the parties to act upon.

(RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (SMT. M.S. JAWALKAR, J.) *Divya