IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) N0. rH 94 /2011 PETITIONER Surait Kumar Prasad S/o Shri Uma Shanker Prasad, aged about 29 years, R/o Near G-43, Dharampur, 02, Jagdalpur, District Bastar (C.G.) RESPONDENTS VERSUS 1) ^..-- ^•^^?- ^^^SS:4:T1u^n M&' ^ ..*•'°°' "•^° . '^ State of Chhattisgarh through Secretary, Tri.bal and Welfare Department D.K.S. Bhawan Mantralaya Raipur (C.G.) 2) High Level Caste Scrutiny Committee through Its Secretary Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University Carapus, Raipur (C.G.) 3) The Collectdr Tribal and Welfare Department, Jagdalpur District Bastar(C.G-) WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA COURT OF CHHATTISGAftH AT BILASPUR SB : HON'BLE MR. JUSTECE PRITINK3R DEWAKBR W.P.l'Sj.NO. 7674/2011 Sumit Kumar Prasad versus StateofC.G. 8s Others Shri Somkant Verma, counsel for the petitioner Shri Chandresh Shrivs-stava, P.L. for the State. f, Grievance of the petitioner in the present petition is that the respondent/authorities are asking him to produce relevant caste certificate duly verified from the High Power .Caste Scrutiny Committee bui: the said committee is neither issuing a requisite form to him nor is responding in any manner. Counsel for the petitioner submits that on the one hand, tbe Committee is not entertaining the petitioner and on the other hand a threat is being given by the department to take disciplinarv' action against him. State counsel very fairly submits th3£-the caste scrutiny committee would entertain the case of the petitioner and pass an appropriate order in accordaiice with law. He submits that the Committee will also issue the requisite form in fa.vour of the petitioner il he approaches the aiithoritv within the time frame. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to approach the High power Caste gcrutiny Committee within 1 5 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order and in turn the said High Power Caste Scrutiny Committee will issue requisite form to the petitioner which would be subn'iit.ted by him within a further period of one week and thereafter the Committee shali examine the matter and would pass appropriate order in accordaiice with law within further period of five months. Needless to say that due co- operation shall be offered by the parties for early disposal ol the case by the Committee. Till next sbc months, the department will not take any coercive steps against the petitioner for not submitting the caste certificat.e issued by the Committee. ;:'~^== Sd/- PritiBker Diwaker ^ ^ Judge