I have heard Mr. D. Biswas, the learned counsel for the writ petitioner. Also heard Mr. B. Das, learned senior counsel for the State-respondent and Mr. KN Bhattacharjee, the learned counsel for the private respondents.

2. The dispute at hand relates to a question whether the writ petitioner Smti Sushama Chettri belongs to 'Lepcha' Community or not. Her admission to the Medical College against seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes Community was challenged in writ petition No. WP (C) 365 of 2000 filed by Smti Pallavi Debbarma. The aforesaid writ petition was disposed of by the judgment and order dated 11th August, 2000 taking note of the decision of the Supreme Court in para 10 of the judgment in Director of Tribunal Welfare, Govt of Andhra Pradesh vs. Laveti Giri & another reported in AIR 1995 SC 1506. The said civil rule was disposed of with the following direction :

"8. Accordingly, I dispose of the interim matter with a direction to the authority concerned to allow the nomination of the respondent No. 5, Smti Susharna Chettri for admission to the aforesaid college and her admission shall be subject to the final result of the enquiry by the competent Scrutiny Committee.''

3. In pursuan

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