L.V. Garchar vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 11 October, 2004
10. The appellant Shri R.V. Pillai in R.V. Pillai v. State of Kerala, 2004 SCSLJ 298, belonged to forward caste. He however obtained a certificate from the Tehsildar stating that he was a member of the Vettuvan Community. On the basis of this caste certificate he obtained a job as Assistant in the Legislative Secretariat and was subsequently directly recruited to the post of Dy. S.P. again also against the post reserved for Scheduled Castes. He was subsequently promoted and included in the cadre of IPS. On receipt of a complaint that he has obtained a false caste certificate a full fledged anthropological enquiry was held into the caste status of the applicant. It was found by KIRTADS (Kerala Institute for Research. Training and Development Studies of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes) that the applicant did not belong to Scheduled Caste Community.