IN THE HIGH CCURT CF YARNATAKA AT BAGALORE DAThS THE 3RD DAY CF F 1 IL 1998 THE HCNLE R. JUSTICE H.NJUANGA VvRIT PET ITIUN NUIdIBERS 27495 TG_27499 OF 19 Betweeri 1. D.ti.Ajjaiah, sb, Veeraiah, major, Alagilawada, Harapanahall i Taiu1, Lellary District. VRII Ph 111 ION NO. 2796993 . D.:.Vageeshaiah, sb, Veeraiah, major, Alagilawada, Haiapanahalli Taluk, bellary District. RITPETIIIONNO,27497J 3. L..Shambhu1ingaiah, s/c. Veeraiah, major, Alagilawa da, Harapanahalli Taluk, Eellari District, 4, L ,Varradeviah /o, Veeraiah, major, Alagilawada, Harapanahalli Talul’, Lellary Districte FIT PETIT ICu No.274’1993 5, 5,. •hivanardiah, s/c. Veeraiah, major, Alagilawada Harapanahalli Taluk, Bellary Dictrict. ,, Petitonerc (ry Sri Gar.cadhar R. Surumath fcr Petrs(Absent). And: 1. The Sttg of karnatai’a by i±s Secretary to the Lepar±ent of ScciaJ e1faie, . LuIo ng , karcalor 1. a 2. The Tat sildar, Haxapanahalli Taluk, Bellary Listrict. .. Recoondents (Eq Sri a’.N.Eamanjaneya Gowc 4 a, I4CGP for respondents). These i;rit Petitions are filed under Article 22f of We Constitu Ion praying to quash the irpugned Enocreements No. Kandaya Pa.Ja .68/93—94, 7C/93-94, 67/93—94, 6(/93—94 8 69/93—94 all dated 26—7—1993 — Annexures—E1 to 05 respectively. These *rit Petitionc cowing on for Hearir.g this day, the Court made the fcllowing: The learned counsel for the petitioners is absent when the petiticns are called. Heard the learned High Court Goverrtent Pleader for respondents. 2. The petitioners have t .j these pe’itions sought for quashtng of the impugned Endorser ents dated 26—7—1Q93 — Annexurec—DI to D5, issued by the second respondent. 3. The ceti ioner’ have ‘tated in the p€tition that they applied to the seccnd respondent to issue Scheduled Caste Certificates in their favour ctating that they belong to Leda Janga Ca te. The second respondent has issued the Endorsements—Annexures—DI tc 05 stating that such a certificate cannot be issued. 4. Thi Court i the a’e of SUMAiCflA —v— STATE CF KARNnTAI’A reported in (I.L.$.199E iZar.225) has obse,ved 4 hat the ruec.tjon as to whett’er the pe— IL .4 t a3.. petitioner in thaW titicn belongc to Scheduled Gapte or not can be deterwined on’y b) the State Level Scn.tinicirg Coirmittee ccnstituted uncer the Icarnatala Scheduled Caste,Schedulec’ Tribes and other BacPvard Classes (Eieservaticr of Appoint :ent etc., Rules, 1992 and accordingly tirected the petitioner in that pctition to file an application seePing the cesired Caste Certificate before the State Level Scrutinising Courittee within two weeks from the date of the oroer and directed the State Level Scrutirising Comrittee to dispose of the same within three month frow the Cate of filing of the apçdication. 5. In the circumstances, the petitions are dicposed $ of. The petitioners are directed to file n applica tion before the State Level ScrutiniCng Cow it tee seekinç the desired caste certificate, withIn one ronth from today. The Conrittee on receiving of such application is directed to dispoce of the same withir three months frcn the Gate of receipt of the application. NT/a.