Punjab National Bank & Anr vs Vilas, S/O Govindrao Bokade & Anr on 22 March, 2007
4. It is necessary to notice at this stage the parallel
developments that took place. The District Caste Verification
Committee which is the competent authority to verify the caste
status of the candidate concerned initiated proceedings against
petitioner for allegedly obtaining false caste certificate. On
11.11.2009 Caste Verification Committee passed an order
canceling the certificate issued in favour of petitioner holding
that the caste certificate obtained by petitioner was false. It was
held that petitioner did not belong to 'Jenu Kuruba' and
therefore, she was not entitled for the benefit of status of
scheduled tribe. Appeal preferred against this order before the
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appellate authority was also dismissed. That is how petitioner
approached this Court in W.P.No.6383/2014 challenging both
the orders. Employer -HAL was made party respondent No.3 in
the said proceedings. This Court after hearing all the parties
has by its order dated 18.08.2016 disposed of the writ petition
by referring to various judgments of the Apex Court including
the judgments in the cases of PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK AND
ANOTHER VS. VILAS (2008) 14 SCC 545, SHALINI VS. NEW
ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATION AND OTHERS - (2013) 16
SCC 526, STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VS. MILIND AND OTHERS -
AIR 2001 SC 393 and ADDITIONAL GENERAL MANAGER -
HUMAN RESOURCES, BHARATH HEAVY ELECTRICALS LIMITED
VS. SURESH RAMAKRISHNA BURDE - (2007) 5 SCC 336. In
paragraph Nos. 15 to 17 of the said order, this Court has held
as under: