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High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPC/3054/2017disposed off

Chirag Ramteke v. State Of Chhattisgarh

2017-11-15Hon'Ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPC No. 3054 of 2017 Chirag Ramteke S/o Bhojendre Ramteke, Aged About 24 Years R/o Village Antagarh, Post And Tahsil Antagarh, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh. ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Tribal Welfare, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. The Collector, Kanker District Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

3. The Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Kanker, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh.

4. The Tahsildar, Kanker, District Kanker, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioners :

Mr. Ravi Kumar Bhagat, Advocate.

For Respondents/State :

Mr. Arun Sao, Dy. Adv. General.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 15/11/17 1.

By the impugned order dated 21.08.2017, the respondent No. 4Tahsildar, Kanker has rejected the petitioner's application for issuance of caste certificate, feeling aggrieved against which this writ petition has been preferred by the petitioner.

2.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of State would submit that against the impugned order dated 21.08.2017, appeal would lie before the Collector, Kanker under Section 5 of the Chhattisgarh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Regulation of Social Status Certification) Act, 2013 (for short the "Act of 2013"). 3.

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of petitioner would submit that

he may be allowed to prefer an appeal before the Collector, Kanker under Section 5 of the Act of 2013.

4.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 5.

The prayer appears to be fair and reasonable and is accordingly allowed.

6.

Be that as it may, the petitioner is at liberty to prefer an appeal before the Collector, Kanker within fifteen days from today. If such an appeal is preferred by the petitioner under Section 5 of the Act of 2013, then, the Appellate authority shall do well to consider and decide the petitioner's appeal expeditiously.

7.

With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands finally disposed of. No order as to cost(s).

Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Priyanka