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Annexure-8 is a letter No. Bmp. (iv) 22/88-27373/HTW dated 31-8-1988 from the Special Officer-cum-Under Secretary to Government H&TW Department addressed to the Collector, Dhenkanal. This letter was written for clarification regarding issuance of Caste Certificates in favour of members of 'Keuta', 'Kaibartas' and 'Dhibaras'. In the said clarificatory letter the District Welfare Officer, Cuttack wrote that 'Chudakuta', 'Mudhibhaja' are occupational activities, but not distinct Caste groups. Persons belonging to 'Keuta' community to be treated as synonymous of 'Dewars' community and be issued with Scheduled Caste Certificates. Annexure-9 is a letter dated 7-11-1990 from the Under Secretary to Government to Commissioner-cum-Secretary to Government of Orissa, Harijan and Tribal Welfare Department, Bhubaneswar wherein it has been stated :

"......I am directed to say that Keuta, Kaibarta and Dhibara community who are traditionally engaged in 'fishing' and boating have to be treated as synonymous names of 'Dewar' community. The Sch. Caste Certificate to the eligible persons will be valid only if they are issued in the relevant name of the cummunity entered in the Presidential Order i. e. 'Dewar' of the Sch. Castes and Sch. Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976 and the judgment of the High Court and Supteme Court err bodied in C/l letter No. B. C. 12016/27/80-SC / BDO-IV dt. 13-5-1981 enclosed In this Department circular letter No. 17659 dt. 20-7 1981."

9. In The Revenue Officer and Ors. v. Prafulla Kumar Pati and Ors. (AIR 1990 SC 727), question arose as to whether a person belonging to 'Rajak' community which community is not included in the list appended to the Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order,1950 can be declared as a Scheeuled Caste. Taking into consideration the meaning of 'Dhobak'" and other circumstances it has been held that ''Rajak" is synonym of caste "Dhoba" and according to Purna Chandra Oriya Bhasakosh which is a recognised authority, the definition of "Dhoba" is "Rajak washerman. As such, the submission that the caste 'Rajaka' is different from caste 'Dhoba' is not sustainable.

In 49 (1980) CLT 47 (supra) it has been authoritatively pronounced that in Orissa 'Kaibartas', 'Keutas', 'Dhibaras' are synonymous to 'Dewar' community which is included in the Scheduled Caste list. From Purna Chandra Oriya Bhasakosh and from, all annexures as mentioned above, it is clear that though the occupational activities of 'Radhi' communities is 'Chudakuta' they are by caste 'Keuta' or 'Kaibarta' which caste is synonymous to that of 'Dewar' and therefore such community comes within the Scheduled Caste list as per the Presidential order. Therefore in our opinion the petitioner is entitled to be issued with a Scheduled Caste Certificate as he belongs to 'Ralhi' community who are by caste of 'Keuta' which has already been declared as synonymous of 'Dawar' by judgment pronounced in 49 (1980) CLT 47 (supra).