Allahabad High Court
WRIC/11835/2025 of JEEVENDRA KUMAR PAL Vs STATE OF U.P. THRU. PRIN. SECY. SOCIAL WRLFARE DEPTT. LKO AND 5 OTHERS on 19 December 2025
JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11835 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard Sri H.G.S. Parihar, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Kirti Veer Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Standing
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
LUCKNOW
WRIT - C No. - 11835 of 2025
Court No. - 3
HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J.
HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J.
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1. Heard Sri H.G.S. Parihar, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Sri Kirti Veer Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the State- respondents.
2. This petition has been filed inter alia, praying therein for the following main reliefs:- "(I). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash order dated 07-11-2025 passed by the District Level Caste Scrutiny Committee, Pratapgarh presided over the opposite party no. 2 as annexed as Annexure No. 1 of the aforesaid petition. (II). Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding to the opposite parties particularly to the opposite party no. 2 to 4 to reconsider and pass fresh orders on verification of the petitioner's caste claim and validity of his caste certificates dated 24-01-2017 after conducting enquiry through Vigilance Cell as per guidelines made in case of Kumari Madhuri Patil (Supra) and accordingly verify his SC caste certificates after following due procedure in the interest of justice and to maintain law and justice in the society."
3. Learned Senior Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that by an order dated April 22, 2025, a Co-ordinate Bench of Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ravi Shanker Singh, Aniket Kumar, Kirti Veer Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Jeevendra Kumar Pal .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Social Wrlfare Deptt. Lko And 5 Others .....Respondent(s)
this Court had directed the District Level Caste Scrutiny Committee to ascertain the caste status of the petitioner keeping in mind the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Kumari Madhuri Patil & Another Vs. Additional Commissioner, Tribal Development & Others; reported in 1994 (6) SCC 241; and following the said judgment of the Supreme Court, a vigilance officer was required to be appointed to carry out the enquiry with regard to the petitioner.
4. It appears that the District Level Caste Committee has by an order dated November 7, 2025 passed an order without having setup the vigilance officer and without carrying out the enquiry as per the judgment in the case of Kumari Madhuri Patil (supra).
5. In light of the above, the impugned order dated November 7, 2025 is quashed and set aside with a direction upon the concerned authorities to immediately appoint a vigilance officer and carry out the enquiry in terms of judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Kumari Madhuri Patil (supra). The entire exercise should be completed within a period of eight weeks from date.
6. The writ petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. December 19, 2025 cks/- WRIC No. 11835 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- CHANDRA KANT SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench