IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHAT’I‘ISGARH : BILASPUR w.P. (S) No. 1265 of 2007 Petitioner Sohan Nath Shivopasak, son of Shn’ Gaukamn Nath, aged about 29 years, msident of Village Nawagaon, Post — Mnhamjpur, Tehsil Kawardha District Kabirdham (C.G.) Respondents 1. The State of Chhattisgarh, Through Thee Secretary, Department of Revenue, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur, Distn‘ct Raipur (C.G.) 2‘ The State of Chhattisgarh, thmugh the Secretaly, Department of S.C./S.T.[0.B.C. and Minorities Welfare, Raipur, District Raipur(C.G.) Vemus The Secretary, the State S.C. / S.’I‘. 3. Commission, Raipur (C.G.) (Constituted for verihcation of Caste certihcate relating to holder of S.C. / S.T. Certihcate). 4. The Collector, Kabirdham, District Kabindham (co) 5. The Tehsildar, kawardha, District Kabirdham (C.G,) 6. Mohan Lal Jhariya, son of Vishram Jhm‘iya, aged about 39 years, Patwari Halka No. 17, R.N.N.Kawardha, District Kabirdham (C.G.) permanent resident of Village , Nawagaon, Dismct Kabiniham (co) ’ WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (SB: Hon’ble Shn' Satish K. Agnihotri J.) Shri M. K. Bhadun', Advocate for the petitioner. Ms Smita Ghai, Panel Lawyer for the respondents No. 1 to 5. 0 R D E R (Passed on this 11th Day of April, 2009) The question involved herein this petition is, asto Whether the respondent No.6 belongs to Jhan'a community, which is a backward community. This Court is not competent to decide the social status of the respondent No.6. It is also not clear asto how the petitioner is adected by appointment of the respondent No.6 on the basis of his claim to be a member ofdharia community. Be that as it may, this Court has no wherewithal to decide the genuineness and veracity of the social status of a person. Since 1n K'L/ this Court, the min cannot be decided by e to any other forum as ions of law i.e. the High Level Caste competent to consider or ss and veracity of the caste certi§cate tht dispute involved he petitioncr is at Hberty to taka provided under the provis date issued by a competent auihoxity. View of the foregoing, § moms Scrutiny Committee, which is ’ e tho génuinzne this patitm'n is dismissed. 1 l Sdl- 1 E Satish K. Agnihotri ‘ , Judge