C^? Vs^^^ IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHMATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No. /2011 J' PETITIONER RESPONDENTS / .:; • ~ • / MAHESH KUMAR KUMBHARE S/o Shri. Komal Chand Kumbhare, Aged about 34 Years, Employed as Sub-Engineer in the O/o The Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, Building, Road Division, BEMETARA District : Durg (Chhattisgarh). VERSUS 1: State of Chhattisgarh Through : The Secretary, Public Works Department, Mantralaya, D.K.S.Bhawan, J^AIPUR-492001 (CG) 2. TheEngineer-in-Chief, Public Works Department, Sirpur Bhawan, RAIPUR(CG) ^ 3. The MemberSecretary Chhattisgarh Rajya Anusuchit Janjati Aydg, 61, Jal Vihar Colony, RA1PUR-49200) (CG) ^ 't W.RIT PETITION'UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1. PARTICULARS OF THE PETITIONER :- Same as given in the Cause Title above. 2. PARTICULARS OF THERESPQNDJENTC :- Same as given in the Cause Title above. 3. PART1CULARS OF THE CAUSE/ORDER AGAINST WHICH THE PETIT.ION ISMADE:- ^ Letter'No. 2297/AaJaJaaAa/2Ql 1 dated 22.1.201 ] (Annexure P-£) ashpk HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR W_RIT PETiTiON^(S) N0.11 54 OF 2011 PETITIONER RESPONDENTS Mahesh Kumar Kumbhare Versus State of Chhattisgarh & Others (Writ Petition under Artiele 226 ofthe Constitution of India) Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Satteh K. Agnihotri, J. Present:- Shri L.C.Dash, Advocate forthe petitioner. Shri N.N.Roy, Pane! Lawyer for the State/ respondents 3.1 & 2. Despite sen/ice of notice, none appears for the respondent No.3. ; ORDERfORAU (Passed on fhis 02nd day of May, 2011) 1. Learned counsel appearing for the respondents submits that it is well settled principles of law that the Hig(i Level Caste Scrutiny Committee alone is competent to verify thesocia! 'status of a 2. tn the case on hand, the respondent No.3 i.e. the Chhsttisgarh Rajya Anusuchit Janjati Ayog, has issued a notrce for submitting documents to verify the social-statuSgpf the petitioner, which is contrary to the well settled principles of law, as iaid down by the Supreme Court in Kumari Madhuri Patil and Another v. Addl. Commissioner, Triba! Devefopment and Others1 and other matters. Thus, the notice is quashed. However, liberty is reserved to the State Government to refer the matter to the competent authority for verification of the social status ofthe petitioner. Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of. 1MP^it^ ^^ '.(1994^6SeC241 ^