MARKANDEYA KATJU, C. J.

( 1 ) THIS Writ Appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment of the learned Single judge dated 8. 12. 2003 in WP (C) No. 4740/ 2000 allowing the writ petition.

( 2 ) WE have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

( 3 ) THE writ petitioner (respondent in this appeal) had applied for the post of Patwari claiming to be a scheduled caste candidate. He was selected against the reserved quota for scheduled caste candidates and given appointment letter dated 18. 11. 1992 vide annexure C to the writ petition. The petitioner had submitted a scheduled caste certificate at the time of joining duty. A true copy of the scheduled caste certificate dated 23. 7. 1981 is Annexure D to the writ petition. That certificate which was issued by the tehsildar, Sadar, Rampur (UP) states that the petitioner is a Mochi (Chamar) which is a scheduled caste.

( 4 ) ON 4. 3. 1998 the petitioner was issued a show cause notice alleging that he had falsely stated that he was a scheduled caste candidate and he had obtained appointment on that basis. The show cause notice stated that the Tehsildar, District Rampur (UP) made a verification about the alleged schedul

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