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Burden of proof-Whele <>n application IS n~ade to the competent authority under sectiOn 4 for the JS<;ue of a community ce1 tificate m respect of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe 01 in any enqui1 y conducced by the <> Competent J-\uthority, the Expe1 t Agency, or the Scrutiny Committee or m anv trial or offence under this Act, the burclcn of provmg that he belongs to such Caste or Tnbe sh:.> 11 be on the claimant. ll. Cancellatzon of jtdse communzty certzficate.-( 1) Whe1 e, before or after the commencement of thts Act, a person not belonging to any of the Schedukd Castes or the Sc~eduled Tnbes has obtamed a false commumty certificate to the effect that eithet hirr o;elf or Ius children belongs or belong to such Ca~te or the Tnbe, the ~crutin) Comr ittee may eitl·er suo motu or on a written complaint or report by any person or authority, call for the records and cnqmxe mto the COil ectness of such certificate and 1f 1t is of the opinion that the CCl tificate was obtaint>d fraudulently, It shall, by order, cancel the certificate after givmg the person concerned an opportunity of rr.aking a representation, if any. i' I 120 (2) The powers of the nature rcfe11 ed to m su b-sec'10n ( 1) may also be exercised by the Govemment. (3) The Scrutmy Committee while pel rorming ItS functiOns for verification and cancellation of com•nunity certificates shall follow ~uch procedure as may be prescnbed.