This court dismissed a PIL filed seeking a direction to issue caste certificates to persons belonging to the 'Kori' caste. The court held that writ petitions are not maintainable in public interest for the issuance of caste certificates; grievance must be raised by individuals.
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Serial No. 10
Chief Justice's Court
Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 53 of 2022
Petitioner :- Indrajeet Singh Kori and others Respondent :- State of U.P. and others
Counsel for Petitioner :- Mr. Shri Krishna Mishra, Counsel for Respondent :- Mr. A.K. Goyal, Additional Chief Standing Counsel
Hon'ble Rajesh Bindal,Chief Justice Hon'ble Piyush Agrawal,J.
The present petition has been filed in public interest seeking a direction to the respondents to issue caste certificates in favour of the persons, who according to the petitioners belong to 'Kori' caste.
After hearing learned counsel for the petitioners, we do not find that a writ petition can be filed in public interest for issuance of caste certificate in favour of any person or class of persons. In case, an individual has a grievance regarding issuance or non issuance of caste certificate by the competent authority, he can raise his grievance and get the same redressed. The present petition filed for the purpose in public interest cannot be entertained.
The writ petition is, accordingly, dismissed.
Date :- 25.1.2022 Shiraz/SA
(Piyush Agrawal, J.) (Rajesh Bindal, C.J.)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a writ petition can be entertained in public interest seeking direction to issue caste certificates to persons belonging to a specific caste.
Indrajeet Singh Kori and others
State of U.P. and others
Rajesh Bindal
Piyush Agrawal
As recorded by the court registry
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