(1.) This is a reference made by the Hon'ble the Chief Justice upon the request of the learned Division Bench in Maroti S/o Vyankati Gaikwad and others Vs. Deputy Director & Member- Secretary, The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati and others (Writ Petition No.12/2022) to render our opinion as regards the questions posed therein, which are as under :
(2.) The learned Division Bench noticed an apparent conflict between the views as expressed by the Hon'ble Apex Court in :
(3.) Arguments on behalf of the petitioners, who support the views expressed in Gajanan Pandurang Shende Vs. Head Master, Govt. Ashram School, Gitesh Narendra Ghormare Vs. Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee and Umesh Ganeshrao Jambhore Vs. Vice-Chairman/Member-Secretary, Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee (supra).