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petitioner belonged to the 'Kuruba' caste, though 15 not to the 'Jenu Kuruba' caste which alone is classified as a Schedule ... that juncture to the effect that the synonym castes will not be entitled to issue of caste certificate as Schedule Tribe 16 but will

question raised regarding the caste status and the protection to be accorded to petitioner who has not obtained the caste certificate by any fraudulent means ... issued having due regard to the existing confusion regarding the synonyms of the caste, particularly, in the States of Karnataka and Maharashtra has been authoritatively

Maaleru caste. 2. There was some confusion as to whether Maleru caste, which is admittedly a schedule tribe, has been in synonymous with Maaleru caste