HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 11742 of 2025 Court No. - 3 HON'BLE SHEKHAR B. SARAF, J. HON'BLE MANJIVE SHUKLA, J. 1. Heard learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties. 2. This petition has been filed inter alia, praying therein for the following reliefs:- "(I.) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari to quash order dated 23.09.2025 passed by the District Level Caste Scrutiny Committee, Bijnor presided over the opposite party no. 2 as annexed as Annexure No. 1 of the aforesaid petition. (II.) Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding to the opposite parties particularly to the opposite party no. 2 to 4 to reconsider and pass fresh orders on verification of the petitioner's caste claim and validity of his caste certificates dated 27.08.1973 & 06.10.2025 after conducting enquiry through Vigilance Cell as per guidelines made in case of Kumari Madhuri Patil (Supra) and accordingly verify his SC caste certificates after following due procedure in the interest of justice and to maintain law and justice in the society." 3. Shri Abhishek Singh, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that by an order dated April 22, 2025, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court had directed the District Level Caste Scrutiny Committee to ascertain the caste status of the petitioner keeping in mind the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Kumari Madhuri Patil & Another Vs. Additional Commissioner, Tribal Development & Others; reported in 1994 (6) SCC 241; and following the said judgment of the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Kirti Veer Singh, Aniket Kumar, Ravi Shanker Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Vikram Singh .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Social Welfare Deptt. Lko And 4 Others .....Respondent(s) Supreme Court, a vigilance officer was required to be appointed to carry out the enquiry with regard to the petitioner. 4. It appears that the District Level Caste Committee has by an order dated 23.09.2025 passed an order without having setup the vigilance officer and without carrying out the enquiry as per the judgment in the case of Kumari Madhuri Patil (Supra). 5. In light of the above, the impugned order dated 23.09.2025 is quashed and set aside with a direction upon the concerned authorities to immediately appoint a vigilance officer and carry out the enquiry in terms of judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Kumari Madhuri Patil (Supra). The entire exercise should be completed within a period of eight weeks from date. 6. The writ petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. December 15, 2025 Lokesh Kumar WRIC No. 11742 of 2025 2 (Manjive Shukla,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- LOKESH KUMAR High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench