H COURT OF CHHAT I‘ISGARH Af BILASPUR Wm Petmon (C2 No 1097 of 2&09 ‘ PETITIONER; : Kaliram Shikari S/o Km Ram Shikari, aged ’about 70 years, Rfo village Dhnagaén Post Rasofa Tah. i i Pamgarh, District Janjgir Champa (CG). ‘, ‘ I VERSUS RESPONDEN'f‘S : .1‘. State of Chhattlsgarh thrémgh Secretary/Addltlonal L I V Secretary Law & Leg1slat1ve Affaus Department, DKS Bhawan, Ra1pur (CG) z 2. The Na1b Tahsxldar Pamgarh, Di‘étrict Janjgir I _ ChampawG). i (WRIT PETIfIION UNDER ARHCLE 226 OF THE CONS'HTUHON OF INDIA) §_B Hon'ble Mr Samwom, J) Present Shn R13h1 Rahal 30m Advocate for the petitmner -‘ Q ‘ Shn Vmay Ham. Deputy Advocate General for the State ‘ _ / ‘ ‘ ,. ; ORAL ORDER x t ‘ Tm..— . . (Passed en 26 day of February, 2009) With tile consent ofthe pames, the matter 1s taken up for hearing fmally. 1. / Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner Submits that the petitioner applied for grant of social status certificate being caste Shikari (Scheduled _ Tribe).é The Tahsildar, Pamgarh, atter having considered the application of the petitioner found that the caste-Shikan 1s notlfied as Scheduled Tribe in - Bastar Dantewada, Raigarh Jashpur Surguja Koria and other districts not recogiized as Scheduled I‘ribe in Janjgir Champa district (Annexure P/3). It is well settled that the revenue authorities or any other authority cannot declare the casts as Scheduled Tribe, which is not notified under, preSidentiaI order Thus there is no illegality in the order dated 14 01 2008 ' passed by the TahSildar Pamgarh l ~ i‘ 3. H Accordingly, the petition is dismissed No order asto costs e‘ ‘ its; ‘ ' ' i Sd/' I ‘ " aatlshK Agnihotri iJ HIG ‘ t ‘ . ,. - iii ‘