ORDER

Rajesh Shankar, J. - The present writ petition has been filed for issuance of direction upon the respondent no. 3 to carry out the verification of caste certificate of Neela Nag (respondent no. 8) in terms with the notification issued by the Secretary, Department of Personnel, Administrative Reforms and Rajbhasa, Government of Jharkhand dated 08.07.2004. It has been further prayed for quashing the caste certificate of the respondent no. 8 being CST/0152 dated 08.03.2013 issued by the Block Development Office as also the caste certificate bearing no. 112 dated 04.02.2010 issued by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Sadar, Chaibasa and all other caste certificates issued in pursuance thereof.

2. The factual background of the case as stated by the petitioner in the writ petition is that during the last Municipal Election, the respondent no. 8 chose to contest for the post of Chairman, Chaibasa Municipal Corporation and during that time, an objection was raised by the Deputy Commissioner-cum-Returning Officer, West Singhbhum Nagar Parishad, regarding the caste status of the respondent no. 8 alleging that she belongs to "Shandil" caste which is not in the list of Scheduled Tribe, however