OMPRAKASH Vs. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The State of Maharashtra made a law known as Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-Notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of Caste) Certificate Act, 2000. Under Section 3 of the said Act it is stipulated that any person belonging to the scheduled caste or scheduled tribes etc, is required to produce a caste certificate in order to claim benefit of reservation either for the purpose of public employment or admission to educational institutions or for contesting elections in any local authority etc. and such a certificate is to be obtained by applying to the Competent Authority.

(3.) Section 4 stipulates that the Competent Authority on being satisfied by the genuineness of the claim of the applicant shall issue a caste certificate.