Vilas Nagorao Battewad v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Another

1 932 WP 2133-26

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 932 WRIT PETITION NO. 2133 OF 2026 VILAS NAGORAO BATTEWAD

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER ...

Mr. Sunil Mahadevappa Vibhute, Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. B. B. Gunjal, AGP for Respondent-State ....

CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

DATED : 25/02/2026 P. C. :

1.

Heard.

2.

The appeal filed by the petitioner challenging the order dated 25/01/2012 refusing to issue a caste certificate is stated to have been pending before the respondent-Scrutiny Committee since 06/12/2024.

3.

In view of the above, we direct respondent No. 2 - Scrutiny Committee to decide the said appeal within a period of eight weeks from today.

4.

With these directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. ( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. ) ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. ) VS Maind/-