Gauhati High Court
Ex Ct/Gd Raben Lahkar Force No. ... vs The Union Of India And 4 Ors on 27 May, 2022
Author: Michael Zothankhuma
Bench: Michael Zothankhuma
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GAHC010099692022
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/3459/2022
EX CT/GD RABEN LAHKAR FORCE NO. 041604336
S/O. JALESWAR LAHKAR, R/O. VILLAGE- HELONA, POST HELONA,
DISTRICT BARPETA, ASSAM, PIN- 781301.
VERSUS
THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW
DELHI, PIN- 110001.
2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE COMPLEX
NEW DELHI
PIN- 110001.
3:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE
RANGE SBP (TAC RGDA) ODISHA
PIN- 765001.
4:THE COMMANDANT
215 BATTALION
C.R.P.F.
POLICE LINE MALAYPUR
JAMUI
BIHAR. 811307.
5:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
BAJALI
ASSAM
PIN- 781006
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R MAZUMDAR
Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I.
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BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA
ORDER
27.05.2022 Heard Mr. R. Mazumdar, learned counsel for the petitioner, who submits that the petitioner was removed from service vide order dated 16.02.2021 and his appeal was rejected vide order dated 17.06.2021. The petitioner's grievance is that if there was a doubt on the Caste Certificate of the petitioner, the same should have been decided by a Scrutiny Committee in terms of the judgment of the Apex Court in Kumari Madhuri Patil vs. Commissioner, Tribal Development, reported in (1994) 6 SCC 241.
Issue Notice returnable in 4 (four) weeks.
Mr. B. Chakraborty, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent nos.1 to 4 while Mr. T.C. Chutia, learned counsel accepts notice for respondent no.5.
List the matter after four weeks.
On the next date, the counsels for the respondents shall inform this Court as to whether the status of the Caste Certificate of the petitioner has been referred to the Scrutiny Committee as provided in the judgment quoted above, i.e. Kumari Madhuri Patil (supra).
Registry to reflect "GA, Assam" in the Cause List.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant