Shashank Kr.Singh, J.

1. All these matters have been listed out of turn in view of the order of the Supreme Court dated 17.2.2003 whereby the Supreme Court while refusing to interfere in the order of this court, as the same was an interlocutory order, dismissed the Special Leave Petition. However, the apex court observed that it would be appropriate for the High Court to dispose of the matter as expeditiously as possible but not later than three months from the date of passing of the order.

2. All these matters were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment with the consent of the parties.

3. Subrat Prasad is the writ petitioner in C.W.J.C. Nos. 6854 of 2002, 14573 of 2001 and 13040 of 2002. The case of the petitioner is that he being the offspring of Nirmala Devi a scheduled caste lady and Chanchal Prasad, Surhi by caste, i.e., an upper caste Hindu and as Nirmala Devi was unmarried at the time of his birth and subsequently after his birth was married to one Karan Harijan in 1982 as to whether the petitioner in view of the decision of the State Government to grant the caste status to such offspring as that of the mother and the petitioner being the ch