1 2025:CGHC:24861 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2966 of 2025 1 - Jay Shri Singh Pusam S/o Bechan Singh Aged About 62 Years R/o Gurmati, Mahewa, Wadrafnagar, Balrampur Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribes Development Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Dist. Raipur Chhattisgarh 2 - Chhattisgarh State Scheduled Caste And Scheduled Tribes Commission Through Its Chairperson/ President, Civil Line Raipur Chhattisgarh 3 - The High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee Raipur Chhattisgarh Through Its Member/ Secretary, Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay Nagar, Sec-4, Raipur Chhattisgarh 4 - District Level Certificates Verification Committee Through Its Chairperson/ Secretary Dist. Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh 5 - Collector/ Returning Officer Dist. Surajpur Chhattisgarh 6 - Collector/ Returning Officer Distt. Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh 7 - Sub Divisional Officer Wadrafnagar, Dist. Balrampur Ramanujganj Chhattisgarh 8 - Smt. Shakuntala Singh Porte W/o Mr. Lal Bahadur Singh Porte Aged About 43 Years Address Asandih, Post Janakpur, Tehsil Raghunath Nagar, Dist. Balrampur Chhattisgarh 2 ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Raza Ali, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mrs. Upasna Mehta, Dy. G.A. Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma, Judge Order on Board 17/06/2025 1. With the consent of the parties the present petition is heard finally. 2. The petitioner has filed the present petition praying for the following relief(s): “10.1 A writ and/or an order in the nature of appropriate writ do issue commanding and directing the respondent authorities to produce before this Hon’ble Court all the relevant records pertaining to the case of the petitioner. 10.2 A writ and/or order in the nature of writ of appropriate nature do issue directing the respondent no. 5 to 7 to supply the necessary records to the respondent no. 4 and further pleased to direct the respondent no. 3 and 4 to expedite the proceedings pertaining to the verification of caste certificate of respondent no. 8 as early as possible within a time span as this Hon’ble Court may deems fit in the fact and circumstances of the case. 10.3 Any other relief which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case. 3 10.4 Cost of the petition may also be awarded.” 3. Brief facts of the case is that the respondent no. 8 has participated in the C.G. Legislative Election 2023 from the Legislative Seat No. 6 of Pratappur District- Surajpur in the reserved seat for Scheduled Tribes and the caste certificate so submitted by the respondent no. 8 is forged one, however for declaring the same the procedure is to be verified by the respondent no. 3 and 4 i.e. C.G. State High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee and District Level Certificate Verification Committee and the said proceeding has been initiated and the letter has been issued in this regard by the respondent no. 4 to the respondent no 7 but till date the records has not been supplied and therefore the inquiry is pending and therefore direction to expedite the said proceeding is necessary otherwise the right of the Scheduled tribes for which the said seat of legislative assembly has been reserved would be defeated. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that respondent no. 3 and 4 have taken cognizance of the aforesaid matter but the same has been kept pending and therefore direction may be issued to expedite the same. Respondent no. 5 to 7 are not supplying the records pertaining to the issuance of the caste certificate of the respondent no. 8 due to which the verification process initiated by the respondent no. 3 and 4 remain pending. 5. Learned State counsel submits that since the matter is pending before respondent no. 3 and 4, therefore, a direction may be issued to them to decide the matter expeditiously and the present petition may be disposed off. 4 6. I have heard learned counsel for the respective parties and perused the record with utmost circumspection. 7. Since the petitioner has limitedly prayed for a direction to the respondent no. 3 and 4 to decide his application, therefore, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 3 and 4 to decide the application filed by the petitioner expeditiously as soon as possible, if there is no legal impediment. 8. Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of. SD/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) JUDGE Madhurima