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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH
M.S.JAWALKAR, RAJ D.WAKODE
Prathamesh S/o Vikram Banne – Appellant
Versus
Schedule Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati Division – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
M.S. JAWALKAR, J.
1. Heard. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Matter is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission by consent of the parties and at the request of parties.
2. The Petitioner by this Petition is challenging the order dated 16.02.2024 passed by the Respondent No. 1 Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati (for short the “Scrutiny Committee”) thereby invalidating the caste claim of the Petitioner to the ‘Mannewar’ Scheduled Tribe mentioned at Sr. No. 18 of the Constitution (Schedule Tribe) Order, 1950, and further confiscating and cancelling the Caste Certificate issued to the Petitioner by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Akola on 16.07.2019.
3. It is the contention of the Petitioner that he has cleared his 12th class examination from Khandelwal Gyan Mandir Junior College of Science and Commerce, Akola and his proposal of caste claim was forwarded by the Principal of the said College to the Respondent No. 1 Committee on 10.12.2019. In support of his caste claim, the Petitioner submitted following documents of Pre-constitutional period:
| S. No. | Description of Document | Caste/Tribe | Date |
| 1 | Transfer Certificate of Ratanbabu Bijanna Aatmaram | Manne | |
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