(!) The appl:catiors fi om members of the Scheduled Castes and the SrhedPie<l ';';1brs f0r admiSSIOn to the scats ,ese.ved for the Schcdulecl Castes and the Sc!1eduler: Tnbrs in edncational mstitntJOns ~hall be got scrutimsccl b:' a Sc1 ecnmg Committee constituted by Government in the pi escnbed rnanne, to ensU!e that the Cmnn,unity Ceitificate p10duced m ~upport of the Scheduled Caste OI the Schedule(! Tnbe claim of the applicant is genume
(2) The ScJccmng r:omnuttec may cal'~e detailed enqutry through the e'l..pert agency to ascc1 tam if the applicant actHally :)dongs to the Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled Tnbe, as the ca~e rray 1Je, and shall 1 eJeCt the appli catwn Ii the app!Jcant docs not belong to the Scheduled Caste or the Sche<iHlc,l T1Ibe as clauned by hi·11· P, ov Ided that 1 ejectwn of the apphcatwn sb.all be Without preJudice to the actions that ntay be taken 11nder sectwm i I, 15 and 16.
7 Furtl•er ~·erzjicatwrz of Comunz{} Ccrtzficatr,.--Production of a community certificate i~st·ed by thl Competent Authonty shall not p1 eclude the appointing ;Jutho:-ity, or head of the educatiOnal mstitut1on or any office1 or authority .• ~upe11or to the appomtmg authOJit] 01 head of the educational institution mclvdmg the State Goverrunent, f. 01:.1 venfymg 01 causwg to be ve11fied the claw1 of <.n llldJVJdual that he belongs to the Scheduled Casste on he Scheduled Tribe,. a~ the case way be at the time of millal appomtment, selection or admiSSIOl! or ai any stage the1eafter ,P
8. Constz/utwn nf sc1utu!)' cornmzttee for vm.ficcdzon of conzmunz~y ccrtzfoatcJ. Thc Government shall constitute a scrutmy co.mm.Jttee for venfication of commumty certificates. Any person belongmg to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled 'fl'lbes or any appomtmg authonty 01 local body or 1-tead~ of educational mstJ!UtlO•l~ may make an applicatiOn m such form and m ~uch manner as m<~y be prescribed by the scrt.tmy corrunittee for verification of conununity certificates.
0 119 ' 9 Enquzry by Expert AgcllC)' ---(I) The expel t agency may conduct such enqmnes as Jt may deem fit mlo the claun of an mdiVIdual J, gt oup of IndiVIduals that he or they udong or belong-; to the Scheduled Caste or the Scheduled T11be m the followmg crrcumstanccs,- (I) Suo motu enqunes on the basts of field studies on castes, com mumties o1· tnbt>s m· as a pa1 t of or auxiliary to Antht opological or Sociologtcal Studies or mvestigations.
( ii) On petitions and co 1plamts being : eceived source pet taining to the Scheduled Caste or Tnbe, clam1s of no•I-Schcduled ( :astes or Tribes, as the case may be.
, by it, from any the Scheduled non-Scheduled
(iii) On 1 elerences, H:q dl~ltious, drrections or proposals being 1 ecei\·ed f10m the State and Central Gove1 nments, the competent authontics or the screening co,-runittee or the c;crutmy committe.
(2) 1~he report of the Expe1 t Agency shall be conclusive p10of f<Jr or agamo;t the Scheduled Caste ot the Scheduled Tr1be clarrn, as the cao;e may be, of the pel son repm ted upon ._,
(3) The person 1 ep01 terl upon shall be entitled for a copy of the 1eport of the LXJJert .Agency, if he ctesires so, ftee of cost from the authol'ity authon~ing the enqun )'.
10. Burden of proof-Whele <>n application IS n~ade to the competent authority under sectiOn 4 for the JS<;ue of a community ce1 tificate m respect of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe 01 in any enqui1 y conducced by the <> Competent J-\uthority, the Expe1 t Agency, or the Scrutiny Committee or m anv trial or offence under this Act, the burclcn of provmg that he belongs to such Caste or Tnbe sh:.> 11 be on the claimant.
ll. Cancellatzon of jtdse communzty certzficate.-( 1) Whe1 e, before or after the commencement of thts Act, a person not belonging to any of the Schedukd Castes or the Sc~eduled Tnbes has obtamed a false commumty certificate to the effect that eithet hirr o;elf or Ius children belongs or belong to such Ca~te or the Tnbe, the ~crutin) Comr ittee may eitl·er suo motu or on a written complaint or report by any person or authority, call for the records and cnqmxe mto the COil ectness of such certificate and 1f 1t is of the opinion that the CCl tificate was obtaint>d fraudulently, It shall, by order, cancel the certificate after givmg the person concerned an opportunity of rr.aking a representation, if any.
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(2) The powers of the nature rcfe11 ed to m su b-sec'10n ( 1) may also be exercised by the Govemment.
(3) The Scrutmy Committee while pel rorming ItS functiOns for verification and cancellation of com•nunity certificates shall follow ~uch procedure as may be prescnbed.