DINESH BARAIK vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - SACHIN KUMAR — WPC/3160/2026

Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 04th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: JHHC010066992026

Filing Number

WPC/2264/2026

Filing Date

21-Feb-2026

Registration No

WPC/3160/2026

Registration Date

28-Apr-2026

Judge

Sri Ananda Sen, J.

Coram

Sri Ananda Sen, J.

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

OTHER IMPORTANT CONSTITUTIONS ( 199 )

Sub-Category

ISSUANCE / CANCELLATION OF CASTE CERTIFICATE ( 21 )

Judicial Branch

Civil Section

Decision Date

04-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DINESH BARAIK

    Adv. NITESHWARI KUMARI,RAJEEV KUMAR,RAJEEV KUMAR, ,RAJEEV KUMAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - SACHIN KUMAR

  2. 2.THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF JHARKHAND

  3. 3.THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF WELFARE, GOVT. OF JHARKHAND

  4. 4.THE DEPUTY COMMISIONER, RANCHI

  5. 5.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, GOVT. OF JHARKHAND

  6. 6.THE DIRECTOR, JHARKHAND TRIBAL WELFARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MORABADI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-May-2026

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.View PDF

    The Jharkhand High Court dismissed Dinesh Baraik's writ petition seeking issuance of a Scheduled Tribes certificate based on his claimed sub-caste "Yaduvanshi Chhatri/Jadubanshi Chhatri" and clan "Baraik." Justice Ananda Sen held that questions regarding whether the petitioner belongs to a particular caste and whether his clan qualifies as a Scheduled Tribe cannot be adjudicated under Article 226 of the Constitution, directing him to approach Government authorities instead. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-May-2026

    Fresh Filing (Admission)

    Sri Ananda Sen, J.

  4. 09-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  5. 21-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WPC/3160/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The Jharkhand High Court dismissed Dinesh Baraik's writ petition seeking issuance of a Scheduled Tribes certificate based on his claimed sub-caste "Yaduvanshi Chhatri/Jadubanshi Chhatri" and clan "Baraik." Justice Ananda Sen held that questions regarding whether the petitioner belongs to a particular caste and whether his clan qualifies as a Scheduled Tribe cannot be adjudicated under Article 226 of the Constitution, directing him to approach Government authorities instead. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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