Chitranshi Krunal Moundekar (Minor) Thr. Her Father, Krunal Shridhar Moundekar v. S. T. Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Thr. Jt. Commissioner And Vice Chairman, Nagpur

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT B

O MBAY NAGP U R BENCH, N A GPUR WRIT PETITION NO.

(Ku. Chitranshi Krunal Mundekar (minor) thr. her father Shri Krunal Shridhar Moundekar Vs. Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, thr. its Joint Commissioner and Vice Chairman, Nagpur) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders.

and Registrar's Orders.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. K. R. Bhise, Advocate for Petitioner.

Mrs. K. R. Deshpande, AGP for Respondent/State. CORAM: ROHIT B. DEO AND Y. G. KHOBRAGADE , J J.

DATE: 4 th JANUARY, .

The challenge in the petition is to the refusal of the respondent - Caste Scrutiny Committee to verify the caste of petitioner 1 on the premise that the petitioner 1 is a minor.

2.

The Coordinate Bench has already taken a view vide judgment dated 09.07.2020 in Writ Petition 1472/2020 that it is not open for the Caste Scrutiny Committee to refuse to entertain an application for verification of caste on the premise that no immediate need is demonstrated. 3.

Even on an independent consideration, we find that there is no statutory provision or precedential law which empowers the Caste Scrutiny Committee to refuse verification of the caste/Tribe claim, particularly if the purpose is broadly indicated.

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We, therefore, quash and set aside the decision impugned and allow the petition in terms of prayer clause

(1) which reads thus:

1.

To issue necessary writ, direction or order to the respondent - Joint Commissioner and Vice Chairman, Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur to accept the Caste Validity Verification application of the petitioner for doing physical scrutiny as per Rules.

(Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J.) (ROHIT B. DEO, J.) NSN SHIVNARAYAN NIKHARE