1. The petitioner by way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, has sought directions against the respondent no. 1 to give appointment to the petitioner on the post of Forester in the S.T. Category.

2. Brief facts of this case are that the petitioner belongs to “Rabari” community. The Forefathers of the petitioner are residents of Gir, Barda and Alech Forest Areas. The people belonging to Rabari Community of said area were declared Scheduled Tribes vide Notification of the Government of India in October, 1956.

3. An advertisement came to be issued by the respondents for the post of forester in the Forest Department. The petitioner applied for this post in S.T. category. The petitioner was required to produce the caste certificate as proof of his belonging to S.T. category. He approached the respondents authorities for issuance of such certificate on 6.11.2007. The certificate was not being issued by the concerned Mamlatdar. The petitioner duly informed the respondents authorities regarding the difficulties being faced by him in getting the S.T. Certificate. The petitioner cleared all the required test for the selection and stood at sr. no. 2 in the