{"id":204452,"date":"2008-03-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mahadeva-vs-principal-secretary-dept-of-on-17-march-2008"},"modified":"2015-07-10T14:56:37","modified_gmt":"2015-07-10T09:26:37","slug":"mahadeva-vs-principal-secretary-dept-of-on-17-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mahadeva-vs-principal-secretary-dept-of-on-17-march-2008","title":{"rendered":"Mahadeva vs Principal Secretary Dept Of … on 17 March, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Mahadeva vs Principal Secretary Dept Of … on 17 March, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: A.S.Bopanna<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH comm cm KARNATAKA AT BAp;'<\u00e9Ai;Q}\u00e9\u00a7ET'  ~\n\nDATED THIS THE 17TH DAYQFf~1AR.CH' 2\u00e9kj3 ""T _' ,  \n\nBEFORE  % _  \nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTJQE BoP;\u00a7,j\u00a7r::5.A&%V \n\nWRIT mrmou NO. 25\u00a775;2go5((GMgCo)VAk\n\nMAHADE'.'A .  \ns\/0 NIJAPPA J51; NNAVAR  _ _ V_ \nAGEDABOUT%4'}Y;;?':%*.P:S'--  "  \n\nNOW DEPUTY mREcToR..op" I ..\n\nFACTGRIES', _BELGAU}\u20ac\ufb02'}I4'.'E$E0l'\u00a7  \n\nN0 171'\u00a7!._r.)AT'T'A s:msAnA'I3u::;n11s:G \nGLUE33c'fJAD',*1-"iE3L%UP\u00a2.\u20ac-6*}. "   PET.--IQNER\n\n:1, 1-\u00bb..:.'A\u00ab'.3\u00bb  \n\n11-5 :1 IV" 1-1-,'-pr-n\n\nuzsy asr1::S \n\nAND; : \u00bb\n\n  A 1 ?R\u00a7NG1PAL"S\u00a7EU'R'ETARY\n\n_ DEPT 'Cr? SOC:iAL WELFARE\n" J. M  3u1_LD;Nc:, BANGALORE\n\nDIRECTOR OF SCHEDULED TRIBES\n. WELFIKRE AND PLP'P'\ufb02'}LLi\\'T"I\u00a73 t'\\U"i"ri(TvRi'i"I'\n\n, BANGALORE, 2 FLOOR\nKRIS}-II B}-IAVAN, HUDSON CIRCLE\nBANGALORE\n\n 3  DEPUTY C'-OMMISIONER AND CI-IARIMAN\n\nDISTRICP CASFE VF)!"-'.iB_"iC3PCTi(f3'i\\i\nCOMMITTEE. BIJAPUR\n\n4 THE TAHSILDAR\n\n1\n4':\n\n\n\nBASAVANA BAGEWADI\n\nTALUK B' -'M''"* "A BAGEWADI\n\nl.I.h.nI1'l|.au.|\n\nBIJAPUR    ...;9EsPO;9O9niT9  9' 9'   \n\n(By S-ri: C JAGADISH, ADV. FOR R1  4  * \n':':'':''i: H M l'v';'Ai'-IJ'-JN.-'%.'i'!--I, HCG9. FOR E. "E0 4}\n5'\n\n'i'I-HS wan' PETITEQN :9 9:999  ;  . \n227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF' END! WITH A;  .\nQUAE-"EH  ORDERS ,--'r?r'~LSSE'.{}**'*\u00a7'fP--. PJ9\u20acV=L !N._-,A.PFEA'- ND\n\nGDP\/BCM\/A P-4-2001-9009 Da'*L'I'E_D 9*-29.712005 PASSED E? 'R9\n\nAPPELLATE \u00a3'\\U"i"'riOt'%i'i":' '";'HEREB'?,V :.CG?3F'1RI%\u00a7!NG_ THE ORDER.\n\nPASSED BY THE R3 DEPUTY' c0MMISsIOI\u00a7ER_'_~OF BIJAPUR IN\nN0.'2.57$--2000-EGG-1 DATEE':-21.9.2000 VI  WHEREBY\nWHO HAS co}99z12rgzED\u00a3;THE.,OIeOER'_--VvxOE:~ANx4O PASSED BY\nTHE R4 TAHA%3ILDFxR.1N rv19O;'OR4:4;*--1991; 1999-93 DATED\n18.3.1993<\/pre>\n
  SET ‘mpg;-._g.._V    ‘ \u00bb<\/p>\n
This  ongfor hearing, this day, the
\nCourtimacle. VfO1iOwi::14g*~:_VV’ _ –<\/p>\n
5 — -The 19\u00e9tiiiO1n91* is b\u00e9fore this Court seelcjxig for issue Of<\/p>\n
‘ ‘~  ., g  5a\u00a7i’cxertioraH14iVViid’tV1uaah the Orders dated 29.7.2005 and<\/p>\n
    are at Annextwea-L and G respectively.<\/p>\n
  ”  have heard Sn’ S.S.KOti, learned 9 counsel<\/p>\n
V   ‘A for the pe\ufb01tzioncr and Sri C..Jagadial1, learned I:<\/p>\n
“‘..VOOui1scl for the 1~csponclent.Noa-. 1 to 4.<\/p>\n
as $3.’.—._<\/p>\n
3. Having heard the respective learned  ~<\/p>\n
perused the writ papem.   –\n<\/p>\n
4. The case of the petitioner t1i\u00a7itA~iie ia a <\/p>\n
-…eid.e11t: of Chimmalagi v\ufb021age,””~Besava\ufb01:a 13a*g’\u00a7’Av.}ra:;\u00a2:.:.V,f1*:=.iu1\u00a2,  \u00bb<\/p>\n
Bijapur Diet.-‘let. .A.-.1_y_1t_1i;1g to__ ‘1:\u00bb_etiti.\u00a2j\u00bb1’ie1j_hevf%.~:a11d his<\/p>\n
paxents as Wei’: as h’-s i’e:iz=.t.is?ee   .3911′ or ‘Ambiga’
\ncaste as ge11era1’iy’   Tue w.L*.ir.1n-__.r
\nhas also   the said iTv”i’ii’:5. It
\nis in   that he belong to ST
\ncategegy __’I’o;khri Kali’. He has aocoldingly
\nsecured’ =t1:1:e\u00bb  issued by the Taheiklar on<\/p>\n
1Eg,f_l;i’3_81  _’o;n” tliatbasi-3, employment has also been<\/p>\n
‘A \u00abseen.  Lie petitioner.\n<\/p>\n
 Wilen 111i’ w’*a me mei\ufb01en, t…e  is said to ‘<\/p>\n
 have vie\u00e9ued a show cause no”e* cla’-rd 2.4.1992 and t..e<\/p>\n
   Cell, Belgaum has also initiated proceedings. ‘\\Fv’h'”1<\/p>\n
 such notice was issued, the petitiener was befole this Court<\/p>\n
in W.P.No.7670]1993. This Court had by its older dated<\/p>\n
1 —\n<\/p>\n
?:\n<\/p>\n
22.3.1993 stayed the furt]1er proceedings in   <\/p>\n
1 any event, despite the petition  K1′<\/p>\n
1:. said to have passed the \u00a2me:o1s.3.t19\u00a73;tj 1 <\/p>\n
Sauyequent thezeto, the matte1f_v4ha.=_zs been  by the 2 1″<\/p>\n
st” ‘v’e”‘Lt’1″”t?’.on  ae”~t1_1c Appellate<\/p>\n
6. Apart   other eonteii\ufb01onatzraieeci by the _ Q.<\/p>\n
  being ‘e_’ntit1ec1 to the<\/p>\n
caste  “belongs to the  caste, the ‘<\/p>\n
petitioner\u00bb. ptlmst a1sej–.u\u00a7ge;i”  the plinciples of natural<\/p>\n
   -_i_oe the order has been passed without” ‘<\/p>\n
   and despite the pendency of the<\/p>\n
petitioti ‘before this Cour’ b*i11g-‘orou\ufb01t. to .115 n..’ti.–e= _-_v’_n ._<\/p>\n
 x the sub”seque11t notice is meeivcti by the’pe\ufb01\ufb01o\ufb01Ef :~.i\ufb02ei’ “*-e? T-<\/p>\n
 t,.V”pIoeeedings was concluded by the Deputy Gonlmieaioner. in <\/p>\n
any event, the ultimate contention raised by the petitionereis <\/p>\n
that the caste certi\ufb01cate being issued on 15.1.1981 and.-“the <\/p>\n
I
\n3;\n<\/p>\n
SC] ST] OBC (Reselvation and Appointments)   ‘<\/p>\n
having come into three only on\u00bb   K x<\/p>\n
Veli\ufb01cation Committee as well as;\u00b0;tl1e_A <\/p>\n
eeI.-_d have exercised the juliecliiatgion enly 1’11  the r L’<\/p>\n
caste eertitleate issue’. _eI….\u00a7.ter_}.1t:__,A”‘1;.._tt.1a”..tVl:1e eai\ufb02gvdatef. In the<\/p>\n
ixlstant case, the maid   fact have exemieed<\/p>\n
the ju1i:9;die1:ioI1,_:’It;1ore   m- dmiien
\nIendereq by    ..11er;.et;1ie.7s36\/2001. It is
\ncoxateeded v_  *  the Sqcial Welfare
\nDepee:;eeetAitee11<1.1;fee'    e' noti\ufb01cation dated 30.5.2007
\nstating ltthextzt tlie 'V  Committee and the<\/p>\n
Apye\ufb02ate Alltii\ufb02fitjl we111cl not have jurisdiction in respect of<\/p>\n
V  eeee  1e-eeecl prior to 11.11.1993. 11. is the<\/p>\n
i<\/p>\n
 .ieS:1i1\ufb01g.  wl1icl'1 1:-.*.r1–\ufb01r? 1:-…v.. t_,… juxieclieiion.<\/p>\n
.  The learned counsel fer the Iespexident-3 t".'1'11"._-11\u00a2<\/p>\n
  to justify the order passed by the C.'-aete Veriiieetion<\/p>\n
U fcommittee as well as the Appellate Authority, on the aspect<\/p>\n
of the decision xendered by the Division Bench of-this Court,<\/p>\n
1<\/span>
\n13<\/span><\/p>\n
was not able to contend that, in the present oeee,  *<\/p>\n
Caste Veri\ufb01cation Committee and: the  \u00bbei1the_1it\u00a7{ <\/p>\n
could have exercised jurisdiction  departlnp o    i<\/p>\n
has issued the no\ufb01\ufb01ealioni ._v’i’!owever,V on imelitsv…  weer . L’<\/p>\n
‘Ni!-fllt-51-!\u00a3i–\u20ac’l–1. my the leanied  the izeep\ufb01omzidents that
\nthe petitinner do-es. Pioi;–.V:t;eldh+hg;,:.p’.._, ‘4 Tribe as
\nclaimed by teed    eannot be
\nsustained    i it <\/p>\n
 __ The\u00e9igh: counsel on either side have<\/p>\n
attempteti\u00e9to  to the validity or otherwise of ‘<\/p>\n
t11e;c>21ste eeltiiieate evhieh would disclose the petitioner as<\/p>\n
 ” .heioi1\u00a7ii1g the tiewheduled Tribe, since the–very question<\/p>\n
V some at this junctuze.\n<\/p>\n
9. Having said so, the question is as._ to vtrhether the I<\/p>\n
Caste Vexi\ufb01eaiion Committee  the appellate authority <\/p>\n
1<\/span>
\nJ!<\/p>\n
‘r.\n<\/p>\n
had the jurisdiction in respect of the caste certi\ufb01cate <\/p>\n
prior to 11.11.1993 ‘P In the presexnctiee, itjis   <\/p>\n
that the Caste certi\ufb01cate issued in  hf is. 3<\/p>\n
dated 15.1.1931. A Divisiciii-..:ViHe11chA’i:f__\u00bbiI\u00a3; WA” ”<\/p>\n
Ne.?53f-42901 ha… Lpheld.\n<\/p>\n
‘Single Judge of t1’T’s Cmirt 1.-.r}i’1’1″‘i\ufb01g’<\/p>\n
:.’il’1″”\u20ac 3!.-‘c1r.II\ufb01 . ……..w..Lu…
\nCommittee a11\u00a2j:*ti__1e   itot\ufb01d not have
\nju1’isdictio1:1_…i11. ” eeeste\u00e9t  issued prior to
\n1 1.1 1 .1993. ‘     xa11t11o111y! which would
\nhave the .1 i;\u00bb:v.y\u00bb_i’i.,.~r.a;;1s1i\u00a2’ier the same. I Though the
\nTahs\ufb02de1=._ had  the notice, the pmoeedinge<\/p>\n
were Witholtt  and the same also -merged in-the<\/p>\n
 ” hetbxebhete Veri\ufb01cation  and as such<\/p>\n
we ‘1’ a.;eiL.e.fr\u00bb,whe 1:. he i-..e.1i._g s.=-.I.1t11_-:.r1’ity \\.I_i.n:nu1t_l have to<\/p>\n
foiipw due jz\ufb01miess ii  the ‘*I”u-:.’.=1′-.6″.-.-_’f”.’1″‘s m\u00bb… w<\/p>\n
 AAi1;i11ataea11aea11.\n<\/p>\n
10. Though the leamed counsel for the petitioner<\/p>\n
attempted to state that the bene\ufb01t. of the not:i__\ufb01catieI1_ dated<\/p>\n
I
\nA<\/p>\n
“r.\n<\/p>\n
Iurnwua {’11 ‘IA ‘
\n5-I’-I<\/p>\n
1 1.03.2002 would be available to the ])E\ufb02Z’li’:iOIlE3I’-,~_4″E\u00a7]’11(‘$.f;’,:V ‘<\/p>\n
already come to the conclusion thatthg ”  K <\/p>\n
Committee and the Appellate a\ufb01thoiity winlltl  ‘1;r;it<\/p>\n
jurisclic\ufb01on, the oltlers i1npt1gi11 \u00e9d. i11 thi\ufb01    <\/p>\n
sustained :1_d. t11_e.1t.:.c;:__e the _q__ufe’:at_:i’ua1; as’ ‘t-9__wl1_\u00e9Etl1er the<\/p>\n
th” “\ufb01’\ufb01\ufb01””\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01  111.13 ‘>n}32’M=v “16 be a miln,,1_<\/p>\n
!
\nHh<\/p>\n
be e\ufb01t  .,…….. -.._~_ _<\/p>\n
to the petit1’o11e1’*–5tc.  t;:;:+_cx–r:–\u00e9;4-;~:-a*.i+n a-.:1;.r if tI.,u.3<\/p>\n
issuing au\ufb021.d1ityf(ihpws\u00e9s in itli\ufb01ziticiztititiil a\ufb01esh and no i<\/p>\n
this stagg. {:’–\n<\/p>\n
4…’!<\/p>\n
171. \u00a311 t11ai7;vi_\u00e9\\az__T ‘c.ifgthe %mat’tcr, the ouief\ufb01 dam-u<\/p>\n
29.7.2OO5L'”:’-1*-1Vc 1 ilnpugned in this petition cannot<\/p>\n
J ‘  __ be’:L__\u00e9”us;tajncc1 aJ1d’t}1s”same are accordingly quashed. Hence<\/p>\n
   aspects of the matter open. the petition<\/p>\n
.s* \u00e9 11\u00a7is  of with no order as to costs.<\/p>\n
Sdl-\n<\/p>\n
6<\/span>
\nAkcfbma udg ‘\u00ab<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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