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The petitioner, a student, sought a caste validity certificate for the ‘Koli Mahadev’ scheduled tribe and applied to the Schedule Tribe Certificate Verification Committee for validation of his existing certificate. The Committee, after referring the matter to a Vigilance Cell, invalidated the claim …
The petitioner, Bhupendra Jagannath Patil, challenged the order of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee that invalidated his claim to belong to the Koli Malhar Scheduled Tribe on the ground of an inconsistent school record showing ‘Koli Mahadeo’. The Court examined pre‑constitutional …
The State of Bihar issued a resolution on 1 July 2015, based on the State Backward Commission’s recommendation, to delete the "Tanti‑Tantwa" caste from the Extremely Backward Classes list and merge it with the "Pan/Sawasi" entry in the Scheduled Castes list, thereby extending Scheduled Caste …
The Bombay High Court entertained four writ petitions filed by members of the Gowari community seeking declaration that they belong to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) ‘Gond Gowari’ and quashed the ST certificates issued to them. The High Court held that the tribe ‘Gond Gowari’ was extinct before 1911 and …
The State of Odisha appealed against a judgment that held the tribe "Kulis" listed in the Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Act, 1976, includes members of the "Kuli" community. The issue was whether the term "Kulis" was a distinct tribe or merely the plural of "Kuli", which had earlier been listed …
The respondent, V.K. Mahanudevan, obtained a Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate in 1987 after the Kerala High Court accepted a KIRTADS report that he belonged to the Thandan community, a notified SC. Subsequent scrutiny, prompted by a Full Bench observation in Pattika Jathi case, led the State …
The State of Maharashtra appealed against a High Court order that had set aside the cancellation of a Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificate issued to Ravi Prakash BabulalSing Parmar, holding that the Caste Scrutiny Committee lacked jurisdiction to inquire into the validity of the certificate and could …
The petitioners, Pankaj Kumar Saha and his brother, were issued Scheduled Caste certificates in 1982, which were later cancelled by the Sub‑Divisional Officer. The petitioners challenged the cancellation, claiming that they belong to the Sunri Scheduled Caste, despite the Presidential notification …
The petitioner, Aparna Shrikant Bhaye, applied for admission to a medical college claiming she belonged to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) of Mahadeo Koli and submitted caste certificates and her father's school records. The Scrutiny Committee, tasked with verifying ST claims, rejected her application, …
