Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:93866-DB Court No. - 40 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 8242 of 2025 Petitioner :- Srinath Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Satish Kumar Mishra Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Shekhar B. Saraf,J. Hon'ble Dr. Yogendra Kumar Srivastava,J. 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, wherein the petitioner has prayed for the following reliefs: "(a) Issue a writ order or direction to quash the impugned order dated 22.03.2023 passed by Respondent no.2 in which caste certificate for Scheduled Tribe of the petitioner has been rejected. (b) issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the respondent no.2 to decide the application dated 11.11.2024 of petitioner, in which after providing necessary and relevant materials of completed proceeding of Scrutiny Committee, hearing opportunity is requested, in regard to the caste certificate." 3. After hearing learned counsel appearing on behalf of the parties and after perusal of the material available on record, we find that the meeting with respect to the caste certificate was held in the year 2021 and the order passed after two years, i.e. in 2023. The order was received by the petitioner in December, 2024 and thereafter, he has filed this writ petition. 4. Upon perusal of the records, we are of the view that the impugned order dated 22.03.2023 is required to be quashed and set aside. 5. Accordingly, the impugned order dated 22.03.2023 is quashed and set aside with the direction upon the authority concerned to once again consider the case of the petitioner and decide the same a fresh after granting the petitioner a fresh opportunity of hearing. 6. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Order Date :- 30.5.2025 Radhika (Dr. Y.K. Srivastava,J.) (Shekhar B. Saraf,J.) Digitally signed by :- RADHIKA VISHWAKARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad