^ IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P.fSl N0. 33^5' /2011fS.B.l PETITIONER Maheshwar Prasad Baiga S/o Shri Chaitram, aged about 27 years, Caste- Baiga, Working as Shiksha Karmi Grade-3, Govt. Primary School, Shivtikari, Block- Masturi, District- Bilaspur (C.G.). VERSUS RESPONDENTS 1; s^ ^? ^^ c' .<!••"' .^A' ^ y^ ^•6€^ •••\.<^<y 2. tf-'' State of Chhattisgarh Through :- the Secretary, Department of Panchayat & Rural Development, Mantralaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) The Caste Scrutiny Committee, Pandit Ravishanker Vishvavidyalaya Parisar Raipur, Distt.-Raipur (C.G.). ^' 3. -f 1. 2. The Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Masturi, District- Bilaspur (C.G.). WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PARTICULARS OF THE PETITIONERS As mentioned in the cause title above. PARTICULARS OF THE RESPONDENTS As mentioned in the cause title above. 3. PARTICULARS OF THE ORDER AGAINST WHICH Igtirtaai ?$ ~^>s..,f"" /w ^^Sh @ (Hon. Mr. Justice Pritinker Dlwateer) PETtTIONER on (S} No. 3325 of 201£ Maheshwar Prasad Baiga VERSU_S RESPONDENTS State of Chhattisgarh and others Shri Rishi Rahul Soni, counsel for the petitjoner. Shri Y. S. Thakur, Dy. A.G. for the State. Grievance of the petitioner is that though the Government authorities are asking him to get his caste certificate verified from the High Power Caste Scrutlny Committee (for short 'the Committee') but the said Committee fs nelther issuing a requisite form to hlm nor is responding in any manner. Counsel for the petitioner submits that on the one hand the Committee is not entertaining the petitioner and on the other hand a threat is being given by the department to take disciplinary action against him. 2. Learned State counsel fairly submlts that the Committee woutd entertain the case of the petitioner and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. He submits that the Committee witi ala3 issue the requisite form in favour of the petitioner if he approaches the authority within the tims frame. 3. In view of the submission made by the counsel for the itate, the petition i.s disposed of with a direction to th.e o ^-1- petitioner to approach the Committee within 15 days from today and in turn the said Committee wil! issue requislte form to the petitioner which would be submitted by him within further a period of one week and thereafter the Commlttee shall examine the matter and pass an appropriate order withln further period of five months. Needless to say that due co- operation shall be offered by the parties for earty dlsposal of case by the Committee. Till next six months, the department will not take any coercive step against the petitioner fbr not submitting the caste certificate issued by the Committee. ___ Sd/- Pritinker Diwakar Judge aain ^g^^sasss^^ B^ESBfcas*HriS