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M. I. ARUN
Nityanand – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
ORDER :
Mr. M.I.Arun, J. - Aggrieved by the order dated 18.11.2014 passed by respondent No.4 vide Annexure-H, order dated 30.01.2015 passed by respondent No.3 vide Annexure-J & the order dated 25.02.2016 passed by respondent No.2 vide Annexure-K, the petitioner has preferred this writ petition.
2. The case of the petitioner is that, he belongs to Bandi Community and the said Community is notified as Scheduled Caste under Article 341 of the Constitution of India. That a caste certificate was granted to him in this regard by respondent No.4 - Tahsildar. However, subsequently, an enquiry has been conducted and erroneously the same has been cancelled. It is further submitted that the order of cancellation passed by respondent No.4 has been upheld by respondent No.3 - the Assistant Commissioner and subsequently by respondent No.2 - the Deputy Commissioner and aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed.
3. The petitioner has relied upon the School Leaving Certificate (Annexure-A to the writ petition); Transfer Certificate issued by the Education Department of the Karnataka State (Annexure-B to the writ petition); Caste Certificate of his father issued by the jurisdictional Ta
Authorities must provide clear reasoning when rejecting evidence for Scheduled Caste status; failure to do so invalidates their conclusions.
The burden of proof lies on the claimant to establish their community status, which was not met in this case.
The failure to conduct a proper inquiry renders the rejection of a Community Certificate arbitrary and illegal, necessitating a reconsideration by the authorities.
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