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C/SCA/2512/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 30/03/2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2512 of 2026

FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK ==========================================================

Approved for Reporting Yes No ==========================================================

KAUSHIK KAMLESHBHAI BHARAI Versus THE STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

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Appearance:

MR HARDIK D MUCHHALA(5634) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR ADITYA DAVDA AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ==========================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M.

PRACHCHHAK Date : 30/03/2026

JUDGMENT

1. Rule, returnable forthwith. The learned AGP Mr. Aditya Davda waives service of rule on behalf of the respondents. With the consent of the respective parties, the matter is taken up for

final hearing today.

2. By the present Writ Petition, the petitioner is praying for a direction to the respondent No.2 - Mamlatdar & Executive Magistrate, Upleta to issue Schedule Tribe Certificate in the prescribed format as required by the Central Government for the

purpose of securing apprenticeship in Bank of Baroda.

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3. The learned counsel Mr. Hardik D. Muchhala appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner belongs to Rabari Caste, which is a Scheduled Tribe Category. He submits that the petitioner has already been issued the caste certificate by the competent authority on 01.09.2009. He submits that the petitioner had applied for apprenticeship in Bank of Baroda and upon selection he was called for document verification. The learned counsel submits that the recruitment ofÏcer instructed the petitioner to submit the caste certificate in English in the prescribed format of Central Government as per the notification. The learned counsel submits that the petitioner, accordingly, made an application dated 06.02.2026 to the respondent No.2 Mamlatdar & Executive Magistrate, Upleta for issuing the Schedule Tribe Certificate in the prescribed format. The learned counsel submits that the said application is pending consideration before the respondent No.2. He submits that appropriate directions are required to be passed. He submits that if the said certificate is not issued to the petitioner, the petitioner

will lose his apprenticeship in Bank of Baroda.

4. The learned AGP Mr. Aditya Davda appearing for the respondent authorities submits that the petitioner has already been issued the caste certificate. He submits that if the application of the petitioner is pending consideration for issuance of caste certificate in the prescribed format, then appropriate

orders may be passed.

5. Considered the submissions and perused the documents on record. To secure the apprenticeship in Bank of Baroda, the petitioner is required to submit the caste certificate issued by the

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competent authority in the prescribed format as required by the Central Government and the same should be in English language. The petitioner has accordingly made an application to the respondent No.2 on 06.02.2026. In view thereof, the respondent No.2 Mamlatdar, Upleta is directed to decide the application of the petitioner dated 06.02.2026 and issue the caste certificate to the petitioner in the prescribed format as required by the Central Government for securing the apprenticeship in Bank of Baroda. It is submitted that the prescribed format has already been annexed with the application

made by the petitioner to the respondent No.2.

6. With the aforesaid direc