Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates could be detrimental to the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the Supreme Court stated on Thursday. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose made the remark whereas setting apart an order handed by the Chennai District Vigilance Committee cancelling the group certificates of an individual. “The purpose of verification of caste certificates by Scrutiny Committees is to avoid false and bogus claims. Repeated inquiries for verification of caste certificates would be detrimental to the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes,” the bench stated.

The prime court docket stated reopening of inquiry into caste certificates will be solely within the case if they’re vitiated by fraud or once they have been issued with out correct inquiry. Referring to its earlier choices, the apex court docket stated the Scrutiny Committee is an administrative physique which verifies the details and investigates claims of caste standing and its orders are open to problem in proceedings underneath Article 226 ( energy of judicial overview )of the Constitution. The bench stated that verification of caste certificates issued with out prior inquiry could be verified by the Scrutiny Committees. Such caste certificates which have been issued after due and correct inquiry want to not be verified by the Scrutiny Committees, it stated. The bench famous that within the on the spot case, an inquiry was performed by the District Level Vigilance Committee which has upheld the group certificates issued in favour of the particular person. The prime court docket stated that the choice of the District Level Vigilance Committee within the 12 months 1999 has not been challenged in any discussion board and the popularity of the group certificates issued in her favour having turn out to be closing, the State Level Scrutiny Committee didn’t have jurisdiction to reopen the matter and remand for contemporary consideration by the District Level Vigilance Committee.

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