HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA WRIT PETITION No. 16607 OF 2025

O R D E R:

Petitioners question the Proceedings dated

28-05-2025 of the 3^rd respondent cancelling the caste certificates issued by the 5^th respondent in their favour, which were renewed from time to time. Consequently, a direction is sought to set aside the same.

2. On behalf of petitioners, the 1^st petitioner stated that his grandfather, late Chouhan Ganapathi, belonged to ST Lambada community and was married to Subhadra of the same community. Their sons were Chouhan Kishan and Chouhan Sripathi. The 1st petitioner’s father, Chouhan Kishan, belonged to ST Lambada community and resided at Dignur Village, Bazarhathnoor Mandal, Adilabad District. He married Jadhav Harnabai, daughter of late Jadhav Dagudu of Harkapur Village, Indervelly Mandal, also of the ST Lambada community. The said couple had seven children — Chouhan Devanand, Chouhan Shyamanand, Chouhan Jamunabai, Chouhan Sadanand, Chouhan Gajananand, Chouhan Namachand, and Chouhan Vijay.

2.1. The 1st petitioner resides at Itchoda Village and Mandal, Adilabad District and has two wives: (1) Jadhav Godavari, daughter of Jadhav Sampathi of Mediguda Village, belonging