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R. D. DHANUKA, M. M. SATHAYE
Parvati Dattatray Kumbhar – Appellant
Versus
Committee for Scrutiny of Caste Claims – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
M. M. SATHAYE, J.
1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Learned AGP waives service for Respondent No. 1. Mr. Patil, waives service for Respondent Nos.2 and 3. Taken up for final disposal by consent of the parties.
2. This Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a Writ of Certiorari for quashing and setting aside the impugned judgment and order dated 17th December, 2021 passed by the Respondent No.1 (Caste Scrutiny Committee, Kolhapur) invalidating the Petitioner’s caste claim and for direction to issue caste validity certificate in favour of the Petitioner.
3. It is the case of the Petitioner that she belongs to caste Kumbhar, which is Other Backward Class (OBC). It is contended that in January, 2020, the elections for village Panchayat of Nrusinhwadi, Taluka Shirol, District Kolhapur were held and the Petitioner contested the said election for the post of Sarpanch and she was elected as Sarpanch. It is contended that the Petitioner had contested the said election on the basis of her caste. The caste certificate was sent for verification to the Respondent No.1. Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 are the complainants who contested the Petitioner’s
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