favour of maternal uncle and Affinity Test. The Petitioner impugned the
said decision of the Scrutiny Committee dated 31.03.2012 by filing a Writ
Petition bearing ... ground that
there was no serious consideration of the issue of Affinity Test as there was
no analysis with regard to Affinity Test
incumbent upon respondent no.2 to consider documentary evidence and
use affinity test to corroborate the documentary evidence. Affinity test
should not be the sole ... merely observed that petitioner was not successful in the
affinity test. On that basis claim of the petitioner was rejected. This Court
noted that petitioner
petitioner. Thereafter, without considering the vigilance
cell report, the affinity test, the evidence of agreements for milk
supply by petitioner's cousin grandfather ... that in
the case of Muslims, the affinity test is necessary as there is no
likelihood to be found in caste entries in their documents
invalidated the claim of Petitioner on the
ground of failure of affinity test, vigilance cell's report suggesting
Mugdha/Nikita Gadgil ... Maharashtra & Ors. (supra),
learned AGP submitted that the 'affinity test' is an integral part of
process of verification of tribe claim
submitted that observations made by the committee
are erroneous. The affinity test is not a litmus test. To support his
argument, Mr. Yeramwar has placed ... blood relative.
(iii) The petitioner has failed to prove the affinity test.
8. On making scrutiny of the impugned order, vigilance report and
other papers
down the tribe claim of
the petitioner. He submitted that the affinity test is not a litmus test.
To support his argument, Mr. Deshmukh ... blood relatives.
(iii) The petitioner has failed to prove the affinity test.
8. On making scrutiny of the impugned order, vigilance report and
other papers
also submitted that
the Committee has failed to consider the affinity test. According to him, the
Petitioner had provided the correct information to the committee ... basis of validity certificate of near relatives nor affinity test, the
claim of the Petitioner has found favour with the committee and the
committee
than genuine Thakar
tribe and hence they fail to prove cultural affinity test.
32. In Anand Vs. Committee for Scrutiny and Verification of
Tribe Claims ... Apex Court held that while
applying the affinity test, a cautious approach has to be adopted.
A few decades ago, when the tribes were somewhat
blood relatives.
(iii) The petitioner has failed to prove the affinity test.
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establishing the link of the petitioner to be Scheduled Tribe. The
affinity test
blood relatives.
(iii) The petitioners have failed to prove their cultural
affinity test.
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conclusion that the petitioners have failed to prove the affinity test.
The said finding is contrary to the decision of Apex Court in case
