{"id":252230,"date":"2008-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/annappa-manjappa-moger-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-11-december-2008"},"modified":"2016-04-26T11:18:42","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T05:48:42","slug":"annappa-manjappa-moger-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-11-december-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/annappa-manjappa-moger-vs-the-state-of-karnataka-on-11-december-2008","title":{"rendered":"Annappa Manjappa Moger vs The State Of Karnataka on 11 December, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Annappa Manjappa Moger vs The State Of Karnataka on 11 December, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: N.Ananda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT 012' KARI\\zATAI\u00a7\ufb01:'\n\nCIRCUIT B\u00a7NCi~i AT _I)IIARw.AD\" \" Ci > \n\nDATED THIS THE 1 1TH DAY Cay \u00a71E{:\u00a7EMB_E:R 2<}'0$\u00a7II.,I.A \n\nBI'e:v:-?'_c_::R__E _\n\nTHE HON'8LE.  \nCRIMINAL PETITEON N\u00a7;_'?'1Q7;.f{2\u00ae 8" *{.T]..III}'~f}RL.P. NVos.7 108 to\n7 1 1312008, 2 1931  8$;"*Z.'1\u00a791.f';:3O08\nIN CRIMINA; \n\nBETWEEN;      ' \u00abV\n\nAnnappa Ij*\u00ab1a.nja1:pa"MOgcf' ~--. __ ~\nS\/0. M3nja3_3pa.M0ge:   \nAged about 50 y\u00e9zu*.\u00a7',. {I)<":\u00e9':----\nSr. Managei', Cssznaifa Ba\ufb01l\u00e9\nC.N4.;RG-cgfl, Bm'm;-11': ' Badravathi\n\n '~  _ Shi;i1ogaA D.i,stx1'ct[ ' ---------- ~ *  Petitioner\n\n '  L'    Hg\u00e9gde, Advocate)\n\nLg CRiMii\\\u00a7A\u00a7,V,.\u00a75VETITION No.7' 108112008\n\n BE"I*vIII3"'i3._I_~;; 4'\n\n\u00bb V\u00e9I$11\u00a71eIvTinamayya Moger\n'  S,'.o_.I Timmayya Moger\n\nAged about 36 years\n\nVA    .1.')<:: _ 'V  . _\n\nAged abmli 46 year$,..GcciT'TAS\u00e91%iice\n\nO\ufb01cer,  Ban1\"\u00ab:,A'Chamfi:\u00e9Lvar Branch\n\nHonnavarTa1_uk _ ._ \n\nUttarrx  ADi'si:ric'i'. ... Petitioner\n\n\" V\"  --{3y'' '3}; \ufb02ggde, k\ufb01\u00e9dcate)\n\n .15: ,ci\u00e9\u00a7a)I:1\u00a7A:.?' 9\u00a7:f1.*1T1oN 910.7193\/2003\n\n_mWBE?WEE\u00a3:     \n\n  Maiijunath\n\"  S,' 0... Amiappa Mogcr\n V\"-Aged 'about 28 yeam\n  raga; 'Lakshmi Niiaya, Bclke\n  V' Tailuk: Bhatkal, Uttara Kannada. ...Petii_ioJ:1<:r\n\n (By Sn". R1}. Hegde, Advocate)\n\n\n\nIN CRIMINAL PETYFION N0.7194\/2(}(58\nBETWEEN:\n\nSmt. Seeta Masti Me-ger\n\nD\/0. Masti Moger\n\nAged about 32 years, Occ: Service \nCierk, Canara Bank '\n\nVenkatapur Branch, Bhatkal V 2   ~ ~  \nUfiara Kannada Distzict.     }\u00a7c:.ti;ioner\n\n(By Sri R.G.Hegde, Advocate}\n\nAND:\n\nThe State oi'4Ka1*neitTai<J_ab  \n\nBy P.S.I., Civil  _ \n\nand Enforcement  Ma\ufb01-gaioii\u00e9,""'\n\nDakshgina Ka\ufb01iiagia.   . j ...Respondent is common\n " ' '    " in all the P\ufb01titions\n\n(By Sri 19.*.<hVVi'ndi;e.He;:'P)\n\n~   A' Petition N<3s.'?' 107\/ 2008 to 7 1 33\/ 2008,\n\n2G'i;38 719472008 are filed under section 482\n\n.C3r'.;??.{_l.__V 'prayieg to call for entire records in Splcase\n\n__N'oV.e_13;2oo8v,':3p'jJ::ase No.13\/2008, c;:1.M1sc.No.151\/2008,\n\nSpl". \u00ab "_'I_\\I(_3.15\/2008, Spl\ufb02ase No, 10] 2008, Spl\ufb02ase\nNo'. 16\/ 2(){)8", SpI.Case No. 19\/ 2008, SpL Case No. 12\/ 12008\n(C.rL1'v\u00a3ise.ANc."143\/2008) and Spl. Case N0. 14\/ 2008\n\n 'c:eedings 85 etc.\n\nThese pe\ufb01\ufb01ens coming on for admission this \u00e9ay, the\n\n  ..Ca5urt made the following:\n\n \n\n\n\n:5:\nORDER\n<\/pre>\n
In all ihese pefitions, pe\ufb01tioners are proseeiited.e’_~fe::V’e’e;;;{‘:”\u00ab _<\/p>\n
o\ufb01ence punishable under section 3(})(ix) o_f~   <\/p>\n
Castes and Scheduled Tribes (pmaggntio\ufb01 ;.oi’eeeA\u00a31joc\u00a7ees)_e _lAc:,l:’<\/p>\n
3.989. The investiga\ufb01on   ‘km.\n<\/p>\n
ihe basis of complaint lodged  Depety TSti:1)\u20acZl;i\u00a71iCI1dCI1lZ
\nof Police, Civil Rights   ll
\nIt is stated in the  the year 1988-\n<\/p>\n
89, petitioners’ Xjflio  tol:”‘l’jI%*lQg\u00a7:l\u00a7.%eera” community<\/p>\n
obtained fal_ee’lee.s1;e:’\u00abee1*tl1ieates _’ to Show that they belong to
\n“Mogex” “i;-\u00e9sa Scheduled Caste and joined<\/p>\n
sewiees; Lin V;31′,i0lIS’: \u00e9eparwents anti they were also given<\/p>\n
.  l)oiiedVVl’;}mmeii’eiiS and all service bene\ufb01ts. The Deputy<\/p>\n
 e_s’:;_\u00a7e:i:\u00a7.;:e;\u00a7ci\u00ab:\u00e9’;;.t,\u00a7:1′ Police, em Rights Enforcement Cell, after<\/p>\n
11O”\u00a3iei:1gVtl1ef..–;}e\u00a3:\u00a3tioners have obtained false caste certi\ufb01cates<\/p>\n
 o\ufb01\ufb02ie ‘basis of false caste certi\ufb01cates petitioners joine\u00e9<\/p>\n
“_:se1j\u00a7vHi\u00a3:es, lodged a complaint. The Ixzvestigating Of\ufb01cer<\/p>\n
‘  sfzbmitted chargesheet against petitioners for an offence<\/p>\n
 punishable under seetien 3(i)(ix) of the Scheduled Castes 6:,<\/p>\n
Scheduled Tlibes {PI’\u20acV\ufb02iiti{)I1 of Atrocities) Act, 1989 on the<\/p>\n
wlwa<\/p>\n
ground that petitioners by obtaining false caste certi\ufb01cates
\nhave deprive\u00e9 candidates of Scheduled Castes 8:. Selieriuled<\/p>\n
Tribes of the posts reserved for them.<\/p>\n
2. E have heard the iearxied  fat”\n<\/p>\n
the learned HCGP for State.\n<\/p>\n
3. The learned Counsel   submit<\/p>\n
that caste certi\ufb01cates   petitie.1ie~xe  {iii they<\/p>\n
are cancelled or withdrawn 1_;11%ii_er:ti:3–e.Vi*e\u00a7i..if;*e:;:::at provisions of<\/p>\n
the K;31nai\u00e9;3{\u00a7’vVS\u00a2\u00a7xedu]ledVV___Castes, Scheduled Tribes zamd
\nOther “{_\u00a7eeervation of Appointments, Etc.)<\/p>\n
Rules,” {ferisiiortg ‘the Rulee’) and also in terms of the<\/p>\n
 t, jA1;’a’g\u00a3:;\u00a2\u00a7;=t oifethe se\ufb01g\u00e9eme Court, reported in AIR 199:5 SC 94<\/p>\n
    Madhurzl Pati} and another Vs. Addl.\n<\/p>\n
 Tribai Develogment and others).\n<\/p>\n
A’ ‘   The learned HCGP fer State would submit there was<\/p>\n
:;,\u00a2;  for the Investigating O\ufb01cer to pmeeed against<\/p>\n
”  ‘peeeoners under seetioza 3(1)(ix) ef the Scheduled Castes av,<\/p>\n
Sehe\u00e9ule\u00e9 T ribes {Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. at
\n.=\u00bb.\u00a33″””‘&” M’
\nIV C<\/p>\n
1?:\n<\/p>\n
5. In order to appxtciatc the above submi$\u00a7\u00a3ol:1s-,:”L:’i1’E3<\/p>\n
neccssaxy to state caste certi\ufb01cates obtained  <\/p>\n
have not been cancelled, withdraw}: ‘o’r’~s.nni111ea_cvi” <\/p>\n
I’Cl\u20acV:”31’i{ provisions of Scheduled   ._<\/p>\n
Classes (Reservation ofAppoil:1t\u00a7ie:;ts, AEf<_:_.<\/p>\n
also in terms ofjudgmcol of  C",oz'1r4:,A rg\ufb01norted in
\nAIR 1995 so 94 (in  c.fa.–sc'*of':'.\u00a7\u00a7voff1o;\ufb01;VlvIa:1hu\ufb02 Patti} and
\nanother Vs. Aclcli.  lllcvclopment and
\nothers). A$   *    obtained. by
\npetitioigersg  concclled or azmullcd, they
\nare vam;  _ l T l<\/p>\n
5 ca _'I'hc.V  $chedulcd castes, Scheduled Tribes<\/p>\n
.    Vl3-3_ckwol{l"lC1asses (Reservation of Appointmems,<\/p>\n
    WSIB framed in order to cancel, Withdraw<\/p>\n
or   certi\ufb01cates obtained by practicing fraud. The<\/p>\n
 pmcc\ufb01iz\ufb01s for cancellation, Withdrawal or annulment of caste<\/p>\n
 are containe\u00e9 under Kalnataka Scheduler}<\/p>\n
V'  Castes, Schcdnicd Tribes and Omar Backwaitl Classes<\/p>\n
(Reservation of Appoi\ufb01ttxlents, Etc.) Rules, 1992 (for short,<\/p>\n
N'  5Vo.–9&6'"':\n<\/p>\n
)V R\u00a71;\u00a2s;:..;:k:;92’and * L’<\/p>\n
:8:<\/span><\/p>\n
‘the Rules’). Rule 7~A of the said Rules p;’bv*i:i’\u00a2.:.\u00a7__i <\/p>\n
presecution for obtaixling false caste csrii\ufb01catfs…  V<\/p>\n
*7. Rule 7\u00ab~A of Karnataka Sch;\u00e9:du’i\u00a5:_?d” t3a;\u00a7\u00a7te_\u00a7\u00a7’,
\n‘Tribes and Other VC1aS.Se$_  of
\nAppozizltments, Etc.) Ruies, 199%2,’3\u00a7eads_\u00bb:hu$:;~  <\/p>\n
“‘7-A. Pros\u00e9c\ufb01idr; {.fqr” false
\ncaste ce1t_i_\ufb01cai:e_..-:-._ (1) ‘:f11;:_ C’3ste~V..’j?.?\u00e9Ii\ufb01cation\n<\/p>\n
 –the;:__Cas*.\u00a72′  Veri\ufb01cation<\/p>\n
Co}3:11:.13}ift:c:,\u00a3~–V. ‘V  V” ‘case 5ma_},r be an\u00e9 the<\/p>\n
Qivisioliatd ‘si;1\u00e9LI} send a copy of
\n\ufb01e  of the applicant for ‘
\ng;t’\u00a3aj2t <)f   or, as the case may
\n 1;)c, a4 c'o;_;:$y  \u00e9iiier in appeal rejecting such
\n td  \u00abLh__r:.\u00ab Bixectarate of Civii Rights
\nA   E\ufb02qm\u00e9ment.\n<\/p>\n
Q ,’ {.2;.. %.i~\u00abThe Directorate of Civil Rights
\n Ezgyfb\ufb01\u00e9gziiient shall take steps tn prosecute such
\n  who has obtained a false Caste<\/p>\n
 n  Cffti\ufb01cate.”\n<\/p>\n
  8. Thus, we \ufb01nd the {\ufb01rectoraie of Civil Rights<\/p>\n
” “”‘I?\u00a7\u00a7:1\u00a3orcemcnt Ceii should take steps to prosecute those who<\/p>\n
had obtained false caste certi\ufb01cates. Such steps shoulci be<\/p>\n
taken oniy after Caste Vezti\ufb01catrimz Committee or Caste or<\/p>\n
W} C, gM_m,\u00a21_”\n<\/p>\n
\n
:9:<\/span><\/p>\n
Income Veri\ufb01cation Committee and the _;””Bi${is.i_c\u00a3H__~_i_i <\/p>\n
Commissioner sends a copy of the order in  i*ejecting”  <\/p>\n
such claim to the Directorate of “i <\/p>\n
C61}.\n<\/p>\n
in the case on hacd, the-:caste\u00bb,VceIti\ufb01csttes_t3s.sued to
\npetitioners have not  or annulled.\n<\/p>\n
The Directorate’  could take
\nsteps to   found by the Caste
\nVeri\ufb01c_at:icn'”  \ufb01ertifzcates cbtained by<\/p>\n
petiticirters ‘are V\ufb01:21:”e.i ‘ t _ \u00e9   t ‘ <\/p>\n
,9. t’*;*:~;j;s  in Cr1.P.No.2028\/2004 dated<\/p>\n
   Wh\ufb01e”‘dea}mg with a similar situation has heid<\/p>\n
  ‘Vth_eite. caste certi\ufb01cate is Withdrawn or axmulled or<\/p>\n
cet\ufb01ceiied  Caste Veri\ufb01cation Committee, it cannot be<\/p>\n
termeciicgsv false caste certi\ufb01cate. This Court while quashing<\/p>\n
2 \u00bb ntit1e_ cc\u00a732p1ai11t against petitioner therein has directed to<\/p>\n
‘”‘–:1:$\u00a77cceed against iaetitioner therein if Caste Certi\ufb01cate issue\u00e9<\/p>\n
“to him is withdrawn by the Caste Veri\ufb01cation Committee.<\/p>\n
‘?\n<\/p>\n
 3″”\n<\/p>\n
um 6′<\/p>\n
:30:<\/span><\/p>\n
19. This Court while dealing with a   <\/p>\n
W.P.No.20758\/2005{GM–CC) dated .:22..91,20Q8;’ 1:{e*1\u00a71:–.~_  t
\n“6.   However, \ufb01av1\u00bb*=;1g.. ; At
\naspect of the matter, the a_pp:ehe_:osio1;:    t
\nby the learned senior  fot the
\npetitioner is that the  whoLAha\u00a7e”;proAd;g::ed
\nsuch faise ce1ti\ufb01<:e3.'LeA ';3701;ft}(1:. "  soot~free also
\nrequires to be notioes1V   with the
\nmatter. :..1*s_~.":   the order
\ndated :5 1 :Ti;\u00a72\u00a2)0o'j_pe;;ss;ed 19006] 1999
\nwould, 2   has noticed this
\n;e.speet"    has come to a
\noonelusioti  't1:1jev._.'e1.11\u00a731oyer has any doubt
\n to  Certi\ufb01cate produced by
\n the \ufb01eiitioner, 'the employer would have to
\nV  <:;o.'a::p\u00a7ain to\ufb01ievauthoxity which has issued the
\nV' "  1  seeking w\u00e9ihdrawai or for cancellation
\n\u00ab   certi\ufb01cate issued in favour of the<\/p>\n
peisoa concerned… ."\n<\/p>\n
AA  It: the instant cases, caste certi\ufb01cates obtained by<\/p>\n
 \ufb02petittioners are neither cancelled nor withdrawn. The caste<\/p>\n
V’  H certi\ufb01cates are valid til} they are declares}. as faise by the<\/p>\n
Caste Veri\ufb01cation Committee. It is needieso to state such
\nN E 4-3-vv~\u20acL2\/v<\/p>\n
:11:<\/span><\/p>\n
tieclam\ufb01on sha\ufb02 be precedztd by an enquiry as <\/p>\n
uncier the Rulas.\n<\/p>\n
1 1. It is also\u00bb necessary to  <\/p>\n
gamvisicxns of Scheduled     <\/p>\n
(Prevention cf Atxrocities). Act,  ‘ID,’ the %i\u00a7m>ve:.vv\u00a7etiti0ns,
\nexcept petitioners in cm\u00bb.Nqs;::’;;9s,e:;\u00a2\u00a2;a,% 7110\/2008 &,
\n“F109\/2008, othzzi’ v_petifi6\ufb01e\u00e9\u00e9\u00a5 a.g~e.’j’VLa;1_1e’g’ec\u00a7.” “\ufb01g; have obtaine\u00e9<\/p>\n
false castc__  \ufb01izzigxg ‘y\u00e9\u00e9\u00e9 1988-89. At this<\/p>\n
junctuaf\ufb01a  i\ufb01at Scheduled Castes 31261
\nthe Scl\ufb01eduic\ufb01i  (Pf\u00e9v\ufb01a\ufb01on of Atmcities) Act, 1989<\/p>\n
cam. _i11%:c> ‘fQfce_’;.f;\u00a7i\u00a3\u00a3\u00a3 “”..30.O1.1990. Thus, except the<\/p>\n
 :5; crifP;”””;~:\u00a2:;.7193\/2003, C1r1.P.No.’?’1 10\/2903 51;<\/p>\n
 1’%c::g:\u00a7_\u00a7’r;:\\:\u00a7:.;f’:d\u00a2;\u00ab>g 2{}03, the petitioners in other petitions had<\/p>\n
 false caste certi\ufb01cates when section 3(1)(ix)<\/p>\n
 __<3f Scheziiiled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of<\/p>\n
A "ii Act, 1989 was not ix; farce. It is needless 1:0 state<\/p>\n
'  thgat scc\ufb01on 3(1)(ix) of Scheduied Castes and the Schcduied<\/p>\n
.4 Tzibes (Prevention of Atrcciticics} Act, 1989 has no<\/p>\n
rseiavspcctive e\ufb01hct. The law is fairly Wei} settied that a<\/p>\n
person cazmot he pmsecutcci for an act, whic:l:; is not an<\/p>\n
N A WA"\n<\/p>\n
\n
:12:<\/span><\/p>\n
o\ufb01bnce at the time of commission of   V-\n<\/p>\n
Inves\ufb01gating O\ufb01cer has not oonsid\u00a2:zed.__1;his; ‘V?hc  ” ”<\/p>\n
Court has also not considered this  ‘iv<\/p>\n
$2. In View of the abOV\u20ac (ii\u00a7i{;uSSif)fl, f  Ath\u20ac:..QVpii1ioh –,  *<\/p>\n
that petitioners can,not;__be  qipass the
\nfollawingz V a j ‘ V  A. \u00a7
\n_ :\u00bbwbRDEgU: ‘V<\/p>\n
The    pmceedings<\/p>\n
are qu’;:\u00a711Ve:;1V_. .:\u20ach@ ‘Di1f\u00a7\u00a3\u00a3\ufb01ratc of Civil Rights<\/p>\n
EnforC”::mcIztAAV.VMVli’a:1\u00a7-:r*.}z _’ ‘to prosecute the petitioners
\nafter th\u00e9i1_’ (3aste_  am withdrawn, cancelled or<\/p>\n
  ‘i;1*.1\u00a7:’ c\u00e9m\ufb01et\u00e9nt authority under the Karaataka<\/p>\n
 % sgh.-\u00a7d:};i;\u00a2a  ‘Castes,vH”S\u20ac\u00a7hedu}cd Tribes and Other Baclswvard<\/p>\n
   ofAppoi31m”:c3:1ts, Etc.) Ruies, 1992 311$<\/p>\n
  judment of Supreme Court, reported in AIR’<\/p>\n
 A1995′  94 (in the case of Kumari Madhuri pm; and<\/p>\n
 a.r;o\u00a7;f\u00a71cr Vs’ Addl. Commissioner, Tribal Sevciopmtznt and<\/p>\n
Sd\/5<\/p>\n
SNN Tud\u00e9g<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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