(Spl.-H.C.A.S.,C.D.,78-e) FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA APPELLATE SIDE MISCELLANEOUS CIVIL APPLICATION NO.874 OF 2004 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 4 OF 2002 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Note, Office Memoranda of Quorum, appearances, Court’s Court’s or Judge’s Orders orders or directions and Registrar’s orders. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. J. Godinho, advocate for the applicant. Mr. A.N.S. Nadkarni, Advocate General with Ms. Winnie Coutinho, Govt. Advocate for respondent nos.1 to 3. Mr. D. B. Ambekar, advocate for respondent no.5. CORAM: B. H. MARLAPALLE & N. A. BRITTO, JJ. DATE : 7th December, 2004. P.C.: This is an application filed by the petitioner in Writ Petition No.4 of 2002 for bringing on record the caste certificate dated 6th May, 2004, issued in his favour by the Deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Officer, Mapusa, Goa, certifying that he belongs to the Mang caste, which is recognized as Scheduled Caste in the State of Goa. 2. While we allow the said - 2 - application, we make it clear that the said certificate by itself will not be a sufficient proof in support of the petitioner’s caste claim and the said certificate is always subject to verification of the social status claimed by a competent committee as constituted in the decision in the case of Kumari Kumari Kumari Madhuri Madhuri Madhuri Patil & Anr. vs. Addl. Patil & Anr. vs. Addl. Patil & Anr. vs. Addl. Commissioner, Commissioner, Commissioner, Tribal Development & Tribal Development & Tribal Development & Ors. Ors. Ors. (JT 1994(5) SC 488). 3. We, therefore, partly allow the application and permit the caste certificate to be taken on record, for the limited purpose. B.H. MARLAPALLE, J. N.A. BRITTO, J. mc.