PANKAJ KUMAR SAHA versus THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ISLAMPUR AND ORS.

PANKAJ KUMAR SAHA versus THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER, ISLAMPUR AND ORS.

Since Saha caste is expressly excluded from Sunri (a Scheduled Caste) in the Presidential notification for West Bengal, petitioner is not entitled to Scheduled Caste status and certificate issued to him is unconstitutional.

Parties
Petitioner: Pankaj Kumar Saha; Respondents: The Sub-Divisional Officer, Islampur and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
12 February 1996
Procedural Posture
Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Order
Outcome
Petition dismissed
Legal Topics
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Certificate, Presidential Notification Under Article 341
Constitutional Law Administrative Law Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Certificate Presidential Notification Under Article 341

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Parties

Pankaj Kumar Saha

Petitioner

The Sub-Divisional Officer, Islampur and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Special Leave Petition (civil) / Final Order

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether Saha caste is a Scheduled Caste under the Presidential notification for the State of West Bengal
  2. 2 Validity of Scheduled Caste certificate issued to the petitioner

Ratio Decidendi

Since Saha caste is expressly excluded from Sunri (a Scheduled Caste) in the Presidential notification for West Bengal, petitioner is not entitled to Scheduled Caste status and certificate issued to him is unconstitutional.

Court Disposition

Petition dismissed

Orders

  • Special Leave Petition dismissed; certificate declared unconstitutional.