^' HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. SILASPUR Chaadrasliekhar Shendre, S/o Late Shri Basant Sheudre, Aged about 38 years, R/o Magarpatta City, Grebfflea, B-203, Hadpsar, Poona (M.S.5 9 3 4 The National FertiUzers Ltd., Through its Chief And Majiagiat Director, Corporate Ofiice, Noida, Distt. Gautam Biidh Nagar (U.P.) The National Fertilizers Ltd.' Through its Chief Manager, State Office, Grencon Arcade, F'lat No.203, 2nd Floor, Opp. Jatiaiigii- Hospital, D.P. Road, Pooaa(M.S.) State of CUiattisgEa-h - Throngh its Secretanr, SchediUed Caste/ Sctieduled Tribe Welfare, Mantralaya, Dau Kalyaji Siagh Bhavan, Raipur (C.G.j The CoUector, Buaspur, District Silaspur (C.G.) Shri P. Diwalcar, Sr. Advocate with Shri P.K. Bhadun, co-ansel for the pedtioner. Shri A.S. Kachbawalia, Govt. Advocate for fhe State, on actvance copv. lA'fi^S.9 Heard. Leamed counsel for the petitioner subraits fhat the petitioner is posted as Assistant Maiiager (F 8a A) iii National Ferfflizers Ltd., Pune, He has been ser»edwith a ineinoraiiduia dated 30.04.2007 (Aniiexure P/1) contamillg that-at the tune pf his appoiiitm.ent iu N.F.L., he Iiad declared tliat he belongs to "Halba" Coiniiiuiiity ofM.P. State, which has been recognized as Scheduled Tribe by fhe Goveminent of India and he had siibirdtted a caste certificate issued by fhe TehsUdar, Bilaspur, M.P. (Now C.G.) iu fhis regard. It further contaias fhat the caste certificate subniitted by fhe petitioner was got venfied by fhe concenied Disttict Aufhorities Emd the Sub-Divisj ^ ^-- Officer, BHaspirr (C.G,) has infonaed tliat fhe said caste cei-tificate has not been issued froia fhe office of fhe Tehsildai'. Accoi-dnigly, it has been stated fh.at fhe petitioiier subraitted a fake caste certificate for obtaiaing einployiaent m. N.F.L. Lcaraed counsel subraits tiiat contamiag aU this, it has been advised ia fhe aforesaid la.eiaoranduia to flie petitioner to give a reply withiii 15 days froiii fhe date of receipt of fhe Bieraorajlduin as to vAy disciplinaiy action should not be itiitiated agauist hiin on account of above. His flirfher subinission is that. tlie caste certificate is a conect certilicate and the allegation tiiat the sauie is a fake certificate is not correct. He subniits fhat fhe petitioiier was iuitiaUy appointed ia the year 1994 aiid such a belated action on the part of the eiaployer is also not in accordance w-ifh law. have gone fhrough tlie contents of the llieinoraG.duin (Aiinexure P/ 1) Adiuittedly, accordm.g to ftie saicl ineiuorandura, tlie Department has said to the petitioner to file a reply ia. relatioii to the questioa of caste certi&cate raised by theni aild the inatter is at the stage of issuaace of notice. At this stage, ;enerally mterference is not required by a Court of law, zinless it is shown that fhe conceiTied authority has no jurisdiction to issue a notice or the sarae does not nieet ttie ingredients oflaw. Leanied counsel for fhe petitioner coilld not poic.t out eifher that tlie coaceraed authority has no jurisdiction to issue such a notice or that tlie aotice io. aay manjier does not ineet the m.gredieats of law or the rules appUcable ia the case of the petitioner. Moreover, fhe inatter is at the prelmiiaar^r stage and at this stage, interference would aot be a proper exercise of juri.sdiction by fhis Court. Por the reasons stated above, I am not incliaed to ititerfere in tliis petition at this stage. The petition has no ilierit aad fhe same is disiaissed. However, tlie petitioner sh&ll be fi~ee to file his reply aiid satisfy fhe concemed aufhority regardiag fhe genuineness of fhe caste certificate produced by him at tb-e tinie of his niitial appom.'tnient. Sdf- SunilKumar Sinha Judge