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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO. 7550 OF 2015

Ankita Umakant Sangave

.. Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and Others

.. Respondents

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 7617 OF 2015

Amol Umakant Sangave

..

Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and Others .. Respondents

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 7612 OF 2015

Prashant Umakant Sangave

..

Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and Others .. Respondents

Shri Vivek U. Jadhav, Advocate for the Petitioners.

Shri P. P. More, A. G. P. for the Respondent / State.

CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA AND

V. K. JADHAV, JJ.

DATE : 27TH JULY, 2015.

PER COURT :

1.

Mr. Jadhav, the learned counsel submits that, in all

these cases applications have been filed seeking Tribe certificates

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as belonging to “Koli Mahadev” Sheduled Tribe. The learned

counsel submits that, the same have not been decided by the

Respondent No. 2. According to the learned counsel, the said

proposals have been submitted through proper channel and even

Circle Officer had made an inquiry.

2.

The learned A. G. P. states that, if they are pending

with the S. D. O. the same would be decided on its own merits. It

appears that, pursuant to applications made by the petitioners,

even some inquiry was made by the Circle Officer.

3.

It is for the Respondent No. 2 to consider the

applications of the petitioners for issuance of Tribe Certificates

on its own merits. The applications appears to have been filed

through proper channel.

4.

Considering the above, we pass the following order -

ORDER

I]

The Respondent No. 2 shall decide the

applications seeking the Tribe Certificates as

belonging to “Koli Mahadev” Sheduled Tribe of

the petitioners expeditiously and preferably

within one (1) month from today.

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II]

The petitioners shall appear before the

Respondent No. 2 on 05

th August, 2015.

5.

Writ petition accordingly is disposed of. No costs.

[ V. K. JADHAV, J. ] [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ]

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