Pradip Bhimrao Nichale And Another vs Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate ... on 28 August, 2018
26. In the circumstances, we are of the considered opinion that
the Caste Scrutiny Committee without applying its mind, discarded the
documents of pre-independance era, which are having more probative
value. The reasons given are also not justified for discarding the
documents when there are validity certificates of blood relatives placed
on record. Furthermore, there is violation of the Rule 12(2) of the
Rules. So also, the law laid down in the case of Apoorva Vinay Nichale
(supra), is also not followed in the matter.