The main legal point established in the judgment is that a person born and brought up in a state, whose parent migrated from another state, is entitled to the benefits of Scheduled Caste in the state of birth, as long as the caste is recognized in both states.

B. D. Rathi :-

This petition has been preferred under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India being aggrieved from the order dated 29-6-2005 Annexure P/1 passed by High Level Committee constituted by the State Government under the directions of the Supreme Court in the case of Madhuri Patil vs. Additional Commissioner, Tribal Development, AIR 1995 SC 94.

2. Brief facts of the case are that father of the petitioner Shri Om Prakash Dhakad was migrated from the State of Rajasthan to the State of Madhya Pradesh. The petitioner-Vandna Dhakad has born on 17-1-1975 in Mandsor (State of Madhya Pradesh). Her father was posted as Temporary Sub Inspector in the State of Madhya Pradesh. The petitioner and her father belongs to "Dhanuk" caste which is declared as Scheduled Caste in the State of Madhya Pradesh as well as in the State of Rajasthan. Since the petitioner was born in the State of Madhya Pradesh and is continuously residing in the State of Madhya Pradesh since her birth. The caste certificate was issued by the competent authority as Annexure P/3 and also issued by the Sub Divisional Officer and that was cancelled by passing the impugned order Annexure P/l dated 29-6-2005. The impugned order is not in accordance with the law laid down in the case of Neetu Singh vs. State of M. P., W. P. No. 1160 of 2003 decided on 16-9-2003 at Gwalior.

3. In reply, this fact was admitted by the respondents that petitioner has born in the State of Madhya Pradesh, studied and brought up in this State, but her claim of Scheduled Caste flows from her parentage, hence, the petitioners being migrated Scheduled Caste "Dhanuk" which is of its origin in the State of Rajasthan and because father of the petitioner migrated from the State of Rajasthan to the State of Madhya Pradesh, the petitioner is not entitled to get the benefit of Scheduled Caste in the State of Madhya Pradesh as per various circulars and orders issued by the Union of India from time to time and accordingly the petition filed by the petitioner deserves to be dismissed.

4. After taking into consideration the arguments advanced by the learned counsel on behalf of the respondents and on perusal of the impugned order dated 29-6-2005 Annexure P/l, it seems that impugned order has not been passed in accordance with law. In para 3 of the impugned order it was opined by the Committee that father of the petitioner was permanent resident of State of Rajasthan. He belongs to "Dhanuk" caste which comes under Scheduled Caste category in the State of Madhya Pradesh also, but even then certificate for Scheduled Caste cannot be issued in favour of the petitioner because it is a case of migration. The circular issued by the Government of M. P. No. B.C.-16014-1-82-S.C. and B.C.D-1 dated 6-8-1984 in which in para 2 there is clear direction which reads thus :

"clarified that the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe person on migration from the State of his origin to another State will not lose his status as Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe but he will be entitled to the concessions/benefits admissible to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes from the State of his origin and not from the State where he has migrated."

5. It was also held by the Committee that in view of the circular issued by the General Administration Department vide letter No. T^-l/tfO.'fo./srT.'Sr. fort^ 1-8-1996 the directions have been given and in para 16 it is clearly mentioned that when a person migrated from one State to another, the caste certificate should be taken from the State from where he came.

6. We are of the considered view that because of admitted fact that the petitioner has born and brought up in this State she has completed her entire education in this State. She has not migrated. Her father came from State of Rajasthan, therefore, the circulars mentioned in the impugned order are not applicable in this case. It is also an admitted fact that "Dhanuk" caste comes under the Scheduled Caste Category in both the States i.