C4-\Gr^ \ .IS^A-i ^f^MW air^vi-.e. ^ ^ly§ IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WR!TPETITIOiL(C)NQ.^6^ OF 2010 PETITIONER : ^<^^\ ^^s^ .t-0-^ o.i'?.' RESPONDENTS: /' s^;"^. ^t^ '"•V %. l?.^^,^.,J:,^.l: ^'¥5"('*'v.' • ^."•'^'i /- ?^ 1,^^—,^1 ;^ ^' %,^-^^^'v^ ^., "'.p^ ^^:y^" ^' ^:^,J.^^:'~:r '^ ^. Shankar LalCUike^ S/o Late Shri Nand Ram, aged about 27 years, R/o Dhanora (Keshkal), District Bastar (Jagdalpur) (CG). Versus 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Secretary, Department of Tribal Welfare, DKS Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (CG). 2". Union of India, Through the Secretary, Department of Tribal Welfare, Shastri Bhwan, New Delhi. 3. Collector, District Bastar » (Jagdalpur) (CG). 4. Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Kondagaon, District Bastar (Jagdalpur) (CG). ^ 5. Janpad Panchayat, Keshkal, District Bastar (Jagdalpur) (CG), through its Chief Executive Officer; WRIT PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ^ The petitioner, above named, most humbly and respectfully beg to submits as under: - •11 Ainit HIGH COUR:!' OF CHHA'ITISGARH AT BILA8PUR WRIT PETITION (C No. 4963 of2010 PETITIONER : ShankarLalBhatt(Uike). VERSUS RESPONDENT8 : StateofChhattisgarh&Others. WRIT PETmON UNDER ARIICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITm'lON OF INDIA SB: Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri, J. Present: Shri B.D.Guro. Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Shashank Thakur, Panel Lawyer forthe State/resppndent No. l,3and4. Smt. Fouzia Mirza, Assistant Solicitor General forthe Union oflndia. ORUER(ORAL) (Passed on 31st day of August, 2010) 1. Leamcd counsel appearing for the petitioner svbmMs tiat the petytioner has made an application before the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Kondagaon, for grant of social status certificate as he belongs to 'Pathari' caste, a scheduled tiibe community, in the month of April, 2010. However, nothing has been done in the said application till date. 2. If the application, as stated above is pending consideration, respondent authorities are directed to consider and decide the same in accordance with law and in view ofthe order dated 19.08.2010 passed m W.P.(8) No. 3338 of 2007 (Dmesh Kumar Bhagoria v. State of Ghhattisgarh & Others) and other connected matters, as expeditiously as possible. In the event, ifthere is no application, the petitioner is at liberty to make a fresh application before the appropriate authority, and the same may also be considered aaid decided, as aforestated. 3. Witih the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge