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Rajesh Chhotelalji Bhagat v. the District Caste Certificate Verification Committee Jalna through Its Chairman and Others

Bombay HC9 Aug 2017WP/9695/2017

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What is this about?

This writ petition dealt with the delay in verifying a caste certificate of a municipal councilor. The High Court directed the Scrutiny Committee to decide within six months and restrained the State from taking coercive action pending the outcome.

What did the court decide?

Directed the Committee to decide the verification proposal within six months and restrained coercive action against the petitioner pending the decision.

Rajesh Chhotelalji Bhagat Vs the… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Bombay HC (2017)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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WRIT PETITION NO.8591 OF 2017

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Mohmed Najeeb Mohmed
Ahmed Mohammad Ahmed..Petitioner

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Versus

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District Caste Certificate
Scrutiny Committee Jalna Through
Its Member Secretary and others..Respondents

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Mr.Sagar S.Phatale, Advocate for the petitioner
Mr.A.V. Deshmukh, AGP for the respondent/State

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO.9695 OF 2017

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`Rajesh Chhotelalji Bhagat`	`..` `Petitioner`

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Versus

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The District Caste Certificate
Verification Committee, Jalna
through its Chairman and others..Respondents

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`CORAM`	`: R.M. BORDE &`
	`S.M. GAVHANE, JJ.`
`DATED`	`:` `09.08.2017`

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P.C. :-

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.The petitioner-Mohamed Najeeb Mohamed Ahmed
Mohamad Ahmed is elected as Municipal Councilor and

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representative of Other Backward Class. It is informed
that the caste certificate issued to the petitioner-
Mohamed Najeeb Mohamed Ahmed Mohamad Ahmed is submitted
for verification to the Scrutiny Committee and the
proposal is still pending. The petitioner-Mohamed Najeeb
Mohamed Ahmed Mohamad Ahmed apprehends adverse action at
the hands of the Municipal Council, Jalna in view of the

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notice dated 26.05.2017 on account of failure of the
petitioner-Mohamed Najeeb Mohamed Ahmed Mohamad Ahmed to
submit the caste validation certificate. In these
circumstances these petitions can be disposed of by
directing respondent No.1 Committee to take the decision
on the caste certificate verification proposal tendered
by the petitioner-Mohamed Najeeb Mohamed Ahmed Mohamad
Ahmed as expeditiously as possible, preferably within

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six months and it is directed accordingly.

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2.The petitioner-Mohamed Najeeb Mohamed Ahmed
Mohamad Ahmed undertakes to cooperate respondent No.1
Committee in disposal of the validation claim. In the

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meanwhile in view of the order passed by the Hon’ble
Supreme Court on 13.02.2017 in Petition (S) for Special
Leave to Appeal (C) No.(S) 29874-29875/2016, the
respondents are directed not to take any coercive action
against the petitioner-Mohamed Najeeb Mohamed Ahmed
Mohamad Ahmed on the ground of his failure to submit the
validation certificate till the decision of the Scrutiny
Committee and appropriate steps be taken in accordance
with depending upon the out come of the caste certificate
validation proposal pending with respondent No.1
Committee. With the above directions the writ petitions
stand disposed of.

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Rajesh Chhotelalji Bhagat v. the District Caste Certificate Verification Committee Jalna through Its Chairman and Others

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