basis of scrutiny, accepted the relevance and importance of
the affinity test. By the affinity test, the Scrutiny Committees would
be entitled to verify ... affinity of the applicant is not alien to the scheme of the Act and
the Rules. On the contrary, application of the affinity test
issues of "the Constitutional area restriction removal",
"affinity test", "relations certificates" and its effect on assessing the
evidence/documents ... claim cannot be rejected solely on the ground that the affinity test
was not established. Similar reliefs have been granted in Pawan
Ramkrishna Deore
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the Petitioner established ethnic linkage and
affinity test to prove that he belongs to Thakur
Tribe, the certificate cannot ... Committee observe that it would be
imperative to rely upon the affinity test to verify whether the
claimant is really belonging to Thakur, Scheduled Tribe
Maharashtra and ors. 3, the enquiry with
regard to the affinity test is the relevant consideration while
considering the claim of the Petitioner. The learned ... come to the conclusion that the failure to pass the
affinity test would entitle the committee to reject the claim of
the candidate
Resolution dated 24-4-1985
prescribing the guidelines by way of affinity test to judge the claims
of the Gowari community and the direction ... clearly show
them as Gowari and merely on the basis of affinity test, they have
been granted validity as 'Gond Gowari Scheduled Tribe
Koli Mahadeo', Scheduled Tribe. The Committee has
applied affinity test and considered the documents which were issued
subsequent ... Halba', Scheduled Tribe. The Committee,
after applying the affinity test and considering the documents placed
on record, holds that the caste certificate dated
same could not have been ignored on the basis
of the affinity test. Besides, no specific reasons are disclosed
to show that the affinity test ... favour of siblings of the
petitioners were granted even though affinity test and
vigilance report were found not in favour of the petitioners.
Those were
test for the post of Supervisor. Petitioner
appeared for the said written test and she was informed that
she had passed the said test ... others vs. State of Maharahstra 1
had clearly observed that affinity test was one of the
important criteria which had to be taken into consideration
Resolution dated 24-4-1985
prescribing the guidelines by way of affinity test to judge the claims
of the Gowari community and the direction ... clearly show
them as Gowari and merely on the basis of affinity test, they have
been granted validity as 'Gond Gowari Scheduled Tribe
Resolution dated 24-4-1985
prescribing the guidelines by way of affinity test to judge the claims
of the Gowari community and the direction ... clearly show
them as Gowari and merely on the basis of affinity test, they have
been granted validity as 'Gond Gowari Scheduled Tribe
