C/SCA/3937/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 27/03/2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3937 of 2026 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Sd/- ========================================================== Approved for Reporting Yes No No ========================================================== LUCKY DEVABHAI CHAWDA Versus MAMLATDAR (RURAL) & ANR. ========================================================== Appearance: NIYATI V VAISHNAV(6168) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR ADITYA DAVDA AGP for the Respondent(s) No. 1,2 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 27/03/2026 JUDGMENT 1. Rule, returnable forthwith. Mr. Aditya Davda, learned AGP waives service of rule on behalf of the respondents. 2. By the present writ petition, the petitioner is praying for a direction to issue Caste Certi!cate in English after rectifying the name from 'Luky' to 'Lucky'. 3. Ms. Niyati V. Vaishnav, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner belongs to Rabari Caste, which is a Scheduled Tribe Category. He submits that the petitioner has already been issued the Caste Certi!cate by the competent authority on 14.06.2011 in Gujarati and 24.6.2011 in English and on the basis of the said Caste Certi!cate, the petitioner has applied in advertisement for appointment as Junior C/SCA/3937/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 27/03/2026 Engineer in Railway Recruitment Board. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that, subsequently, the petitioner was informed that the name mentioned in the English copy of the Caste Certi!cate does not tally, spelling-wise, with other documents, and he was asked to produce a corrected copy of the Caste Certi!cate. She submits that the name of the petitioner is ‘Lucky’, but by mistake, while issuing the English copy of the Caste Certi!cate, the spelling of the name has been mentioned as ‘Luky’. 3.1 Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that the petitioner has made an application before the authority vide letter dated 23.02.2026, requesting correction of the spelling of his name. She submits that the petitioner has also produced all other documents showing the correct spelling of his name as ‘Lucky’ and has requested the authorities to carry out the necessary correction; however, the same has not yet been done by the authority. 4. Mr. Aditya Davda, learned AGP appearing for the respondent authorities submits that the petitioner has already been issued the Caste Certi!cate. He submits that if the application of the petitioner is pending consideration for issuance of Caste Certi!cate for correction in spelling then appropriate orders may be passed. 5. Considered the submissions and perused the C/SCA/3937/2026 JUDGMENT DATED: 27/03/2026 documents on record. To secure the appointment as Junior Engineer, the petitioner is required to submit the Caste Certi!cate issued by the competent authority, wherein spelling of his name is required to correct. The petitioner has accordingly made an application to the respondent No.2 on 23.02.2026. In view thereof, the respondent No.2-Mamlatdar, Porbandar is directed to decide the application of the petitioner dated 23.02.2026 and issue the Caste Certi!cate to the petitioner correcting the spelling of the name of petitioner within two weeks. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the present Special Civil Application stands disposed of. Rule is made absolute to the aforesaid extent. 7. It is clari!ed that the Caste Certi!cate issued in the prescribed format will be open for scrutiny by the Caste Scrutiny Committee and the present order is not passed on the merits of the Caste Certi!cate held by the petitioner. Direct service is permitted. Sd/- (HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK,J) SURESH SOLANKI Original copy of this order has been signed by the Hon'ble Judge. Digitally signed by: SURESHKUMAR MOTIBHAI SOLANKI(HC00208), PRINCIPAL PRIVATE SECRETARY, at High Court of Gujarat on 27/03/2026 17:37:07