Supreme Court of India

The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. v. A. Gurusamy

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Reported as [1997] 2 S.C.R. 104
Bench K. Ramaswamy and G.T. Nanavati JJ.
Decided 17 February 1997

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Constitution of India, 1950 : Articles 341(1), 342(1), 366(24) and 366(25)-Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe-Presidential Notification-Civil suit for declaration of Schedule Tribe Status-Maintainability of-Respondent availing the benefit of Scheduled Caste claiming himself to be a member of 'Thotti' community-In 1971 he obtained a certifi~ate of Scheduled Tribe claiming himself to be "Kattunaicken ''-Later he applied for a pennanent certificate, which was refused and earlier Certificate cancelled-He filed a Civil suit for declaration of Scheduled Tribe status-Suit decreed and appellate Court

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