2024 INSC 984
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REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO(S). 14394 OF 2024
(@ SLP (C) No. 18985 OF 2023)
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ...APPELLANT(S) VERSUS
ROHIT NANDAN ...RESPONDENT(S)
J U D G M E N T
PAMIDIGHANTAM SRI NARASIMHA, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The Union of India is in appeal against the judgment of the
Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Patna1 allowing
the writ petition filed by the respondent challenging the order of the
Central Administrative Tribunal dismissing his Original Application
filed against the decision of the Government disentitling his claim
under the Scheduled Caste category. Following the recent decision
of this Court in Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Vichar Manch Bihar v. State
1 In CWJC No. 12096 of 2022 dated 19.01.2023.
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of Bihar2, we have allowed the appeal and directed that the
respondent will continue to be of the OBC Category, belonging to
Tanti caste and shall not to be treated as Scheduled Caste as per the
notification of State Government dated 02.07.2015.
3. The short facts are that the respondent was appointed as a
Postal Assistant in the year 1997 under the Other Backward Caste
(OBC) Category on the basis of his 'Tanti' Caste Certificate.
4. The State Government vide Gazette Notification dated
02.07.2015 deleted 'Tanti' caste from...