c? vc 6?- IS-^^J^IL2®XMl^Hi^I^sG2^L._AiL^lA.S'.UR_. vffS,T ,PEIT.SEON_ N0. l 2.50 /2004 PsaiiiON \(A*^.i^*l3ati3h KUBlay Pgrate S/o shri Harlhsr \^ ^-' /~'2y ^. . payate aged 41 years? I^o QLI. Type ; V''l'^-'''^r ..••1.9-^ v Secto^-V, Bhilai, DuygCc.G.). <^! L <?-• ^ ^-'..^ <^' VSB^&. 1. The State of Chhattisgarh, Through : The Sscretary, Departmen-fc of Tribal Welfare, D.K.s. Bhawan, R-aipup (Chhattisgsrh). 2. The Asstto Collector & .Satarkata Officer, District Durg (Chb-atti.sgarh). M^S^BSS^ UNPER ARtEECl5S_226^2^ _OF _ @E CC£sfSrCrC:WTEQN OP INHEA. HIGH COURT OF CHHATT-ISGARH : BILASPUR Wi-it. Petition No. 1250 of 2004 Petitiouer Satish Kumai' Parate Versus Respondents The State of Chhattisgarh & aaoth.er WRIT PETITON UNDER ARTICLE 226/227 OFTHE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA. (SB: Honlble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri J.) Shri T. K. Tiwad, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri P. K. Bhaduri, Paael LawyerfoT fhe respondents. QRDERI^aa (Passed on this 21st day ofOctober, 2009) Heard. 1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the notice dated 26.2.2004 (Annexure P/l), issued by flie office of tiie CoUector, Durg, whereby the petitioner has been directed to appeai' before tlie Assistaat Collector, Durg along with necessary docuinents for the purpose of verification of fhe caste certificate issued to thie petitioner. 2. Leamed counsel appearing for the petitioner subiaits th.at neither the respondent No. 2 has aay aufhiority to determiae tlie caste of fhe petitioner nor to verify the caste certificate issued to fhe petitioner, fherefore flie notice dated 26.2.2004 (Annexure P/ 1), issued to the petitioiier is withont jurisdiction. 3. Leamed couB.sel appearfag for the respondents/State submits tliat he has no objection if fhe notice dated 26.2.2004 (Annexure P/ 1), issued to the petitiouer, is quashed with ]iberty to tiie respoudents to refer tlie caste certificate issued to th.e petitioner to the competent authority i.e. High Level Caste Scrutiiiy Comniittee, Chhattisgarh for verification. ^:2 ^ .^l .^ fc:. 1 %^ '^ ^ A 4. Thalmr "^ ^w In view of tlie above subinissions inade by leanied counsel appeailag for Uie parties fhe iastaiit petitiou is atlowed. The notice dated 26.2.2004 (Annexure P/l) is quashed. However, ftie respondents shall be at Uberty to for^^ard fhe caste certificate to tlie High Level Caste Scrutbiy Coinnuttee, Chhattisgarh for verification of tlie caste/ social status cei-tificate of the petitiouer as per giudetiues prcscribed by fhe Suprenie Court ia Madhiiri Patil Vs. Additional Commr. Tribunal Developmeat1 and State of Maharashtra ai&d others Vs« Ra^-i Prakash Babixla! Sisag Passmar2, The said Committee shall decide fhe mater after affordiag opportunity of hearmg to tiie parties, in. accordance wiih the giiidelio.es prcscribed by tlie Supreme Court ni Madhiari Patil (snpra) and Ravi Prakasfe Babulal Siiagh Parmar (supra), No order asto costs. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge 1 AIR 1995 SC 94) 2 ^nnr7 rn ^nn ^n.