their family.
(iii) The petitioner has failed to prove the affinity test.
14. Now coming to the facts of the case on hand. The petitioners ... incorrect.
24. Now coming to another point of the affinity test. The committee
has recorded the finding that the petitioners have failed to prove
decisions of the Bombay
High Court. He submitted that the affinity test is a corroborative test,
and as such, reliance placed by the committee ... Tribe claim and ors.
reported in (2012)1 SCC 113, the affinity test is not a litmus test and
more probative value is attached
submitted that the affinity test is not a litmus test. The affinity test
may be used to corroborate the documentary evidence and not a
sole ... Koli Mahadev - Schedule
Tribe'. She has failed to prove affinity test. The tribe validity
certificate issued in favour of blood relatives of the petitioner
case of the petitioner. So far as point of the
affinity test is concerned, in the present case, though the information
furnished by the petitioner ... father regarding affinity test, the
committee has wrongly held that the said information furnished by him
does not associate with the "Thakur" Schedule
Verification of Tribe
claim and ors. (supra), Mr. Phatale submitted that affinity test is not
a litmus test. The petitioner has given genealogy coupled with ... documentary
evidence.
(ii) She has failed to prove affinity test.
15. On making scrutiny of the impugned order and the original
file / proceeding before
recognised as Scheduled Tribe throughout the State.
He submitted that the affinity test is not a litmus test. He submitted
that the findings recorded ... blood relatives.
(iii) The petitioner has failed to prove his affinity test.
12. On making scrutiny of the original file / proceeding of the
committee
contain caste
"Kshatriya".
(iii) The petitioner has failed the Affinity Test in regards to the
caste "Patkar ,Somvanshiya Sahastrajun Kshatriya ... Kshatriya" as
sub-caste of caste "Patkar". The Affinity Test shows that the
petitioner belongs to Sindhi community. Regarding the three caste
done
away with, the Scrutiny Committee indirectly relied on area
restrictions. Affinity test has been held to be not a litmus test
in deciding ... claim on the ground that they failed
to clear the affinity test. According to learned counsel, the
impugned order is inconsistent with the settled legal
evidence. The claim was also rejected on account of
failure in affinity test and area restriction. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner
has approached to this Court ... affinity test may not be recorded as litmus
test for establishing the link of the applicant with the Scheduled Tribe.
The affinity test
According to him, the Apex
Court has held that affinity test is not a litmus test. The
Scrutiny Committee still negatived the petitioner ... constitutional
documents. The petitioner failed to clear the affinity test.
Vigilance Cell report is against the petitioner. The learned
A.G.P. thus supported
