Partly allowed

Prerna Dinkar Chaudhari v. Scheduled Tribes Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Thr. Member Secretary, Amravati

Bombay HC12 Oct 2021WP/3212/2021

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In a writ petition regarding a Scheduled Tribe certificate dispute, the High Court of Nag Bench partly allowed the plea. The petitioner, a B.Tech graduate who paid open category fees, was directed to get the tribe claim decided and return documents/degree contingent on an undertaking not to claim unfair benefits if rejected.

What did the court decide?

Directed the SCR committee to decide the tribe claim within one year; directed the university and college to return documents and provide a provisional degree subject to an undertaking regarding benef

Prerna Dinkar Chaudhari Vs Scheduled… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Bombay HC (2021)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

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WRIT PETITION NO. 3212 OF 2021

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Ku. Prerna Dinkar Chaudhari, aged about 23 years, Occupation: Service, R/o. Aditya Apartment, Ayodhya Nagar, Yavatmal.

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…. PETITIONER.

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// VERSUS //

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Scheduled Tribes Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, through its Member Secretary, Chaprasipura, Amravati.

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Walchand College of Engineering, Vishrambag, Sangli, through its Principal.

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Shrivaji University, through its Registrar, Vidya Nagar, Kolhapur416004.

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…. RESPONDENTS.

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______________________________________________________________ Shri R.S.Parsodkar, Advocate for Petitioner. Shri N.R.Patil, Advocate for Respondent No.1. Ms Falguni Badani, Adv. h/f. Ms R.S.Sirpuarkar, Adv. for Resp.No.2.

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CORAM : SUNIL B. SHUKRE AND ANIL S. KILOR, JJ.

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DATED : OCTOBER 12, 2021

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ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per : Sunil B. Shukre, J.)

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Judgment 2

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Heard.

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RULE . Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

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It is not in dispute that the petitioner has already completed her B.Tech. Civil engineering course and she has cleared this course in May 2021. It is also not in dispute that she has paid the fees which are applicable to an Open Category candidate. The petitioner is willing to give an undertaking to this Court that in case her tribe claim is rejected, she would not claim the benefits of her education flowing from her B.Tech. Civil degree and would have no objection if the degree is forfeited by the University.

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In view of above, we are of the opinion that the facts of this care are squarely covered by the judgment of this Court in Writ Petition No.5583 of 2017, decided on 16/04/2018. Hence, we pass the following order:

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i) The petition is partly allowed .

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ii) Respondent No.1-Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati is directed to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner within one year from the date of the order.

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iii) We direct respondent Nos. 2 and 3 to return the documents of the petitioner to her on condition that the petitioner shall furnish an undertaking to this Court and respondent Nos. 2 and 3 within three weeks from the date of the order that in case her tribe claim is rejected, she would not claim any benefit flowing from her B.Tech. Civil degree and would have no objection if her such degree is forfeited by respondent No.1-University.

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iv) We also direct respondent Nos.2 and 3 to provide provisional degree to the petitioner, within three weeks from the date of the order, subject to the decision in the tribe claim and as per the undertaking furnished by the petitioner.

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Rule accordingly. No costs.

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( ANIL S. KILOR, J ) ( SUNIL B. SHUKRE, J.)

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RRaut..

Prerna Dinkar Chaudhari v. Scheduled Tribes Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Thr. Member Secretary, Amravati

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