JUDGMENT

Date : 01-06-2023 (Sandeep Mehta, C.J.)

1. The instant intra-court writ appeal has been preferred by the appellant union (respondent no. 7 in the writ petition) being aggrieved of the order dated 24.11.2022, passed by the learned Single Bench accepting the writ petition filed by the respondent no. 1 herein, and quashing the order dated 26.02.2021, issued by the State Level Scrutiny Committee (hereinafter referred to as “SLSC” for short) recommending cancellation of the OBC Certificate of the respondent/writ petitioner.

2. Brief facts relevant and essential for disposal of the appeal are quoted hereinbelow:

The respondent/writ petitioner applied for and was successful in the selection process initiated for Junior Grade posts in the Assam Land and Revenue Service pursuant to an advertisement published in the year 2016. She qualified as an OBC category candidate and was appointed on probation to the said service vide Notification dated 09.01.2019. The appellant union lodged an FIR against the respondent/writ petitioner on 24.07.2019 alleging inter alia that the father of the respondent/writ petitioner belongs to General Category and, hence, she could not have possessed an OBC cer