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R. SUBRAMANIAN, K. KUMARESH BABU
K. J. Arunmozhi – Appellant
Versus
Tamil Nadu State Level Scrutiny Committee – III, represented by its Chairman and Secretary – Respondent
ORDER :
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records of the 1st respondent in its Proceedings No.6820/CV5/2019-10 dated 11.02.2022 and the consequential order of the 2nd respondent in its No.103/Doo/AFU/Disc & Legal/IE/KJA dated 11.03.2022 and quash both the orders.
Challenge in the writ petition is to the order of the State Level Scrutiny Committee dated 11.02.2022, in and by which, the Committee concluded that the claim of the petitioner that he belongs to scheduled tribe community ‘Konda Reddy’ is not genuine and consequential order of termination issued by the employer viz., 2nd respondent dated 11.03.2022.
2. The claim of the petitioner is that he belonged to Scheduled Tribe community viz., Konda Reddy and a certificate to that effect was issued by the Tahsildar, Mettur on 17.11.1980 and later by the Revenue Divisional officer, Mettur on 27.10.1988. He was appointed as a semi-skilled worker with the 2nd respondent in the year 1997 and at present is working as a Master Craftsman in Ordnance Factory at Trichy, which is now under the control of the 2nd respondent. The employer referred the
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