Bombay High Court Sets Aside Caste Scrutiny Orders Cancelling Certificates for Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction; Directs Fresh Verification on Merits. The Scrutiny Committee must verify the correctness of caste claim on merits even if the caste certificate was issued by an authority lacking territorial jurisdiction under the Maharashtra Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Denotified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000.
11 May 2012The matter arose from a batch of writ petitions challenging orders passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committees for Aurangabad and Na...




