^^-^-^^s^ ^. A 3 's'~\ BE_EG_RE__'IHE_HON*BLE M.P. STATE ADMINISTRATI-VE TRIBUNAL BENCH AT RAIPUR ajp(y2^{,i^- Orxginal Applicatioa No^ fcy Mangal Sai Singh Bharia^ Son of Shri Ram Sai Bharia^ Assistant Teacher^ Primary School^ Kachhar,, BIock Pondi Uproda» Tahsil Katghora^ District Korba (Bilaspar Dvn<») Vs. 1. State of M.P. Throagh Secretary^ Tribal Welfare Development Qeptt^a Mantralaya, Vallabh Bhawan^ BHOPAL (M«P«) 2^ State of CSihattisgarh State^ Through Secretary^ Tribal Welfare Development ©eptt<.^ Mantralaya^ D^K^S^ Bhawan^ RAIPUR (Chhattisgarh) 3. Qollector, Distri.et Bilaspar (C3itgarh) '~^~^^.v-^ .;,.€,.';.-,.-.,...^''.(.^®-- r^r.K^^&-^..- ^of re-^t^^ ^^ f\ StSie ^^-. 1'r^unai, pf •"-. Applicant <» Ibn-Applicants APPLICATION UJSDER SECTION 19 OF ADMEJKriSTRATIVB TRIBUNAL ACT 1985, l* ^.i HI6H COURr OF CHHAmSGAMH ; BILASPOH ^iwde Betteh : Hott*ble 81^1 Mwdu^St Moluiu 8ltflw»tft*iiw^J. Writ Petltiou ISl N<».34»7/200S ^iuTXt.iOiMifiR: Rfc&POWDBNTS: Taakcshwar Kumar Sonikar (Bhari^ Vey^u^ State of Madhya Pradesh [now Chhattisgaffh) aiid ofhers Wrlt Petitlon (St No.34dS/aOO^ ^^TiTjtOlHtf^R: Doobraj Singh Bharia y^i^wui i^s^oMD^wm: State of Madhya Pradesh {now Cbhattisgarh) aud ofhera Writ Petltiou (St N0.3466/2005 p^.TXTXOKiSR: Mangal Sai Singh Bfaaria V«ar^¥u» iRi]£»POMD]SMT8: State of Madhya Pradcsh {now Chhattisgayh) and others Wrlt Ptttltiou ISt N0.3467/2005 fBTitTXOWKR: Rajendra Prasad Sonikar v^mw Kito^OND^NT^: State of Madhya Pradesh [now Chhatiisgarh) and others Aud Writ Petitlon tSI No.3468/2005 A-a/riTIOWER: R^St^OiMfDBWTS: Nadharau Lal Bhana Ver»ii* State of Madhya Pradesh {now Chhattisgarh) and others Pyte-^ASit: Shri S.S. Rajput, couusel for ffae petitioxiers. Shri Ajay Dwivedi, Dy. Govt. Advocate for the State/rcspondents. '75S'\ ORAL-ORDISR (Passed on 20&April, 2010) 1. Writ Petition (S) Nos. 3457,3462, 3466, 3467 & 3468 of 2005 arc bcing decided by fhis common order as oommon queatton of Law and fact arise for consideration m the aforesaid petitions, An identical pctidon W.l». (a| l»<».3a42/08(B»y Riua Bluttltt V«.Stuke of M.y. iiaid otlkw) has already becn dccided by fhia Court vide order dated 10th March, 2010. 2. Petitioner in W.P. (S) No.3457/05 was appointed as Assistant Teacher m Primaiy School- Kartali, Block-Pali, Distdct-Korba vide order dated 22.3.1988. Petitioner ia W.P.(S) No.3462/05 was appoiated aa Assistant Teacher ia Prunaiy School, Kiinchapur^ Block- Podi Uproda, District - Korba vide order dated 22.3.1988. Petitioner in W.P.(S) No.3466/05 was appointed as Assistant Teacher m Primary School, Jamkachhar, Blcx;k Podi Uproda, Tahsil Katghora, Distdct - Korbavide oxdcr dated 9.9.1988. Petitioner in W.P.(S) No.3467/05 was appoiated as Assisrt&nt Teacher in Pnmaiy School, Ttuababahara, Block-Podi Uproda, District Koitoa, vide oider dated 22.3. 1988. Pctitk)iier in W.P.(S) No.3468/05 was appoiated as Assistant Teacher ia Primaiy School, Jatga, Block- Podi Uproda, Tahksil Katghkom, Distnct -Korba, vide oxder dated 9.9.1988. 3. AQ. fhese petitioiiers have claiaied fhat fhey belong to Bharia Tnbe aad certificate to this effect was issued in fheir favour by tfae Authorities. Their appointments were inade as reser^cd category candidates- While fhese petitiouers wcre contmuing in scrvice, certam complaiats wcrc t'^\ reccived fhat pctitioncrs aad some oflier peraons claiuung ftiemsclvcs belonging to Bharia Tribe ia Katghora area of District-Korba do not belong to said tribal comniiinily aad they are not entifled to the said tdbal status, On such coxiiplaiats, enquixy wa^ made agauist 19 persons mcludmg fhe petitioners in fhese writ petitk>ns, who clsdmed fhat fhey arc Bharia Tribcs. The Govemment directed the Collector to take action against fhose who are falsely claimmg status of Bhana'Mbe m Katghora area of Di^tdct- Korba. The Govcmment ia its letter dated 29.5.1988 directed to take action for canceBation of caste certt&cates issued ia favozir of fhe petitioners, who aUegedly belonged to Bhoria sub-caste of caste- Koshta, but obtaiaed false ccrtificates declariag fhern as Bharia Tribe, Thereafter, Sub Divisk>nal Officcr (Revenue), Katghora subxaitted a report on 29.10.1988 to the Commissioaier stating that 19 cases of such aUeged false claim wapc found. List of su.ch 19 peraons includcd th.e namc of petitk>nera m thcse writ petifbns. Commissioner, Bflaspur fhercaftcr directed tbe CoUector vide his ineiao dated 30.1.1999 to take actk>n agaiast fliose 19 Assistaat Teachers, includiag petitk>ners hereinabove, who are aUcgedly found haviag falsely obtaiaed caste certificates. On the basis of such enquiiy, CoUector finaUy passed aa ordcr on 7.4.1999, by which seivices offhe petitioncrs were termiaated. It is fhis order of the Collector, which is under chaUenge in all fhe aforcsaid writ petitions. 4. In identical case ofBrlJ Riua Bluurla (supra), who was also one ofsuch persons appointed as AssistaatTcachers aa rcservcd category caadidate belongiag to Bharia Tribe and later on, terminated by fhe CoUcctor along wifh the petitioners in these writ petitk>ns, this Court held that in view of setfled legal position, fhe jiir^diction to determiae caste status vests with only with the State Level Caste Scrutmy Comiaittee .,_ „.. .^.•..•^ ,. ...-W^ ;M. ...'—•::. ^' constituted iiader the directtons of the Supreme Court ia fhe case of K»t. Mtidhiuri Patil fi» auotlaer V». Addltiottal Oo ? Deweloiiiitteut aud other. AXR 19SIS B.C. 94 . If fhiere was any doubt or coinplaiut with regard to caste status of the petitiouera^ it was obUgatoxy on titie part of respondent-CoUector to refer the case of ffaiese petitionera to fhe State Level Caste Scrutiuy Coimmttee for consideration and not to usurp jurisdiction to decide fhc issue, for which, CoUector had not couipetence. This Coiirt ia fhe case of Brij Raatti Bliarlti (supra) fiLaaUy came to the conclusion that oider of termination dated 7.4.1999 is unsustabiable in law aod the same has been set aside. 5. The petidoners of fhe instaiit petitions are identicaUy placed as fheir case is uot different fhan fbe case ofByy Raxa BIiaarla (suprs^. 6. In fhis view of the inatter, ixnpugned order of termination passed on 7.4.1999 in each of tfae aforesaid bateh of petitk>xuB arc hereby dcclared lUegal aad are accordingfy set aside, Respondent-CoUcctor is directed to rcfer fkie case of tiie pctittoncrs to fhc Statc Lcvel Caste Scrutiay Comnuttee at fhc eariiest aad not later fhau one month firom the date of rcceipt of copy of this oider. If it is uldmately found fhat fhe petitioners beloxi^ to Bharia Tribe, respondents shsdl reinstate the petitioners ia service with aU consequential benefits, pay, perks and seniority. As aU fhese petitioners are out of employuieut siace 7.4.1999, it is dirccted fhat the State Level Caste Scrutmy Cominittce shatt conclude its enquiiy ia fhe casc of the pctitionera as cxpcditiously as possiblc aad aU endeavorur shall be made to complcte the samc withia a period of 6 monfhs subject to coopeiation by ffae petittoBera. » \ s.-^^.:. .^a 7. In view of the fQregomg, the Writ Petition (S) Nos. 3457/3462, 3466, 3467 & 3468 of 2005 are aUowcd to the cxtent indicated abovc. Thcre shaU be no orders as to cost. Sd/- Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Jude