S""-~ll IH OHE HIGH CX31IRS OF JODIGATtTSE a3< BILA@PQR (C.S.) WRIT PETITION fSO.-t^^O'E' OP 2001 BETfiEEN Sitaram Bharia S/o 'Biakur Raa Bharla, agad a'oout years, occupation agriculturisl;, resident of Vtllage Bai'pali ('i3onsikhaE-),Tehsil Ka'tghora,District Korba. .•*" ...A-?A \^-^ysr ^••^^.^ ..^'^y:' ^•^.^'^^^•r PETITIOMER a N D' ^^-T. ...-'-^'1. --.•^ y 2. 3. Ihe State of Chhattisgarh, -through the Secretary Departnent of Tribal Developmeat, D.K.Buildi.ngs, RaS.pur. Col3e ator, Korba, District Korba. Sub Divisioaal Officer,Katghora District Kortea * Sahsilclar Katghora, District Korba. RESPOIEENTS \^-" WRII PETITION UNDSR ^TICI.GS, 226/227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF IHDIA XI-HC-22 5ffl^?[?il ft-li'h SS^I sbHiqi '•yl^ ,^gsar »-^-4 •yst•aipn^T, •s^WR, ftwi'yy TfftWil »H|CB gn^?T 'VRK _.U)..£...w.l.. -M ^ gi^rwiiwafta tfiltild'i)-! 7alR&'4 r®'<l<fa«ci< ^al2in3)RSi 16.07.2003 Shri B.D. Giiru, coiinsel for fhe petitioner. Shri Sanj^r S Agrawal, P.]L. for the State. Though fhis inatter is l^ted for admission, in vicw of the nattuc of fhe controversy aslft., on the prayer of fhe leamed counsel, the inatter is taken up }For fiiial disposal. Heard. The praycr in thls writ jpetition is for a direction to the respondent no.4-Tahsi]dar, I^^hora who, accordiag to the petitioner is fhe conapctent auQjpnty, to issue a castc certificate ia favour of fhc petitioner and ll]s ^inify ineinbcrs fhat fhcy betong to 'Bharia' comiuiuuty, which is a 4otificd Schcduk Tribc. Obviousfy, tfae prayer c|aimed cannot be granted by thls Court, for a caste certificate, ^an. be issued by tfae competent aufh.ortly onty after holding aa| enqiiuy and, it is so stated by leamed counsel for the State. ^a. fhis view of the matter, leamed counsel for fhe petitioner states fhat he woiild withdraw fhis writ petition so as to enable fhc petiti4>ner to move aa appMcation before fhc appropriate aufhorily for gr^nt of a caste ccrtificate and fhat fhe said aufhorily may be directe^ accordingty. [^^fis^ -r2-.- XI-HC-22 STI^T^T <?:ii??3n|Ri ^+ri^ •yt^i ^ :••. -:;": '^^\(i ^i^c;l^ ^T- 7'^'A. "%^\ y •3^'3iFff?ra, ^xfl'y'iio, fai'ii'yy 3H^?T 'tRR? (^f / CL°1. JffWff sbwo •w. 200 Rl'(><tl" sniRi Wiiw ^ifta In the above view of fhe <t>l<|{<-l<il-f *<14dl" '9 fs^t <(«lt$R i73)Nl»311^1 latter, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the r^spoadent no.4 that in case the petitioner inoves an appUcatioi fpr graat of a caste certificate thc authonly shaU, after holdiag a^i cnquity ia acconlancc wifh rules and regulation goveming thej appUcation wifhin a period of fo| field, try aad dispose of the ur weeks fix>ia fhe date of receipt of the application. It is laiade <flear that ttus order is not to be construed as a direction to the 4uthori1y to issue a caste certiScate to fhe petftioner without holdm^ to estabUsh that he belongs to| an enquuy or iffhe petitfoner fafls Schediilc Tribc conunuaily. The certificate will be issucd onty if Ijhe competent authority is satisfied fhat the pctitioiier, iu &ct, |bclongs to thc Schcdulc Tribc nntnTniiTiirv. Consequenfly, M.W.P No. 4631/2002 and I.A.No.8099/2002 also stand disposed of. Certified copy as per Rules| Sd/- P. C. Naik Judge [^^f^ vs 'fl y ts f^: ^ •r a Wil