Supreme Court of India

Raju Ramsing Vasave v. Mahesh Deorao Bhivapurkar & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 12 S.C.R. 992

Bench S.B. Sinha and Aftab Alam JJ.

Decided 29 August 2008

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that whereas it . F - would not be proper for us to disturb the very appointment of the appellant but it must be declared that his appointment shall be treated to be that of a general category in the matter of _promotion or otherwise.

Judgment, page 34

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 342 - Claim of be- longing to 'Ha Iba' tribe - Rejected by Scheduled Tribe Caste :- Scrutiny Committee - Allowed by High Court in writ petition .._ c relying on its decision passed in another case - Employer of the claimant demanding Caste Validity Certificate from the ~ claimant - The Scrutiny Committee refusing grant of the Ger- tificate - Interlocutory application filed in the disposed of writ petition seeking direction to the Committee to issue the Ger- tificate - High Court allowing the application - Appeal by the colleague of the claimant affected

Authorities it was built on

1996 Bansilal Farms Etc. v. Umarani Bose and Ors. cited by 39
2007 A.V. Papayya Sastry and Ors. v. Government of A.P. and Ors. cited by 16
1996 Nityanand Sharma and Anr. v. State of Bihar and Ors. cited by 5
2008 Williams v. Lourdusamy & Anr. cited by 4
2008 Ganpatbhai Mahijibhai Solanki v. State of Gujarat & Ors. cited by 2

Where later benches applied it

2014 R. Unnikrishnan and Anr. v. V.K. Mahanudevan and Ors. relied on
2017 Chairman and Managing Director Fci and Ors. v. Jagdish Balaram Bahira and Ors. referred to
2012 Ayaaubkhan Noorkhan Pathan v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2011 Raiwad Manojkumar Nivruttirao v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. referred to
2016 Joint Secretary, Political Department, Government of Meghalaya, Main Secretariat, Shillong v. High Court of Megahalaya through its Registrar, Shillong mentioned
2013 Shalini v. New English High Sch. Assn. & Ors. mentioned
2009 A. Abdul Farook v. Municipal Council, Perambalur & Ors. mentioned
2009 Payappar Sree Dharmasastha Temple A. Com. v. A.K. Josseph & Ors. mentioned
2008 Nirmal Singh Kahlon v. State of Punjab and Ors. mentioned

Of those, 1 relied on · 3 referred to · 5 mentioned

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