HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW WRIT - C No. - 10318 of 2025 Court No. - 5 HON'BLE ALOK MATHUR, J. HON'BLE PRASHANT KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Shri Anuj Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the State. 2. The grievance raised in this writ petition is with regard to cancellation of caste certificate by the Teshildar, Sadar, Lakhimpur Kheri by means of order dated 11.08.2025. 3. It is in the aforesaid circumstances, the petitioner has assailed the validity of the order dated 11.08.2025 and prayed for a direction to the respondents to reconsider application of the petitioner and to issue a caste certificate of Other Backward Class as she belongs to 'Jat Sikh' in pursuance of the order dated 13.12.2001. 4. Learned Standing Counsel has raised preliminary objection stating that in pursuance of the guidelines issued by Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Kumari Madhuri Patil and another v. Additional Commissioner, Tribal Development, Thane and others; (1997) 5 SCC 437, various authorities have been created at Tehsil, District and State Level, who will authorize to consider and decide the grievance raised by the petitioner pertaining to grant of caste certificate. 5. It has been submitted that instead of resorting to his remedies as per the notification of the State Government dated 27.11.2011, the petitioner has chosen to approach this Court by means of present writ petition. Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Anuj Pandey Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Gurmeet Kaur .....Petitioner(s) State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Social Welfare Lko. And 3 Others .....Respondent(s) 6. Considering the aforesaid submissions, this Court is of the considered view that the petitioner may prefer an appeal before the competent authority as per Notification dated 27.11.2011 and in case the said appeal is preferred within next two weeks from today, the same shall be considered and decided expeditiously in accordance with law. 7. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands disposed of. November 6, 2025 Anupam S/- WRIC No. 10318 of 2025 2 (Prashant Kumar,J.) (Alok Mathur,J.) Digitally signed by :- ANUPAM SINGH PATEL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench