Supreme Court of India
Registrar General, Calcutta High Court v. Shrinivas Prasad Shah and Others,
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered opinion that in view of the specific legislation passed by the West Bengal State Legislature Assembly i.e.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
WEST BENGAL SCHEDULED CASTES AND SCHEDULED TRIBES (IDENTIFICATION) ACT, 1994: s.5 - Issuance of certificate - Competent authority - West Bengal Judicial Service Examination, 2007-· Respondent claiming to be a member of Scheduled Tribe on · the basis of certificate issued by Director, Backward Class Welfare, West Bengal - Treated as a general category candidate - Held: The notification specifically stipulates that a candidate belonging to SC/ST/BC must have a certificate in support of his/her claim from a competent authority as specified under the Act - There is no effor in the decision taken
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Mohit Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors.
- 2019 Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur & Anr. v. Neetu Harsh & Anr.
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