(1) The Government shall constitute by notification in the Official Gazette, one or more Scrutiny Committees for verification of Caste Certificates issued by the Competent Authorities under sub-section (1) of section 4 specifying in the said notification the functions and the area of jurisdiction of each of such Scrutiny Committees.
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(2) The appointing authority of the Government, Central Government,Local Authority,public sector undertakings,educational institutions, Co-operative Societies or any other Government aided institutions may make application, in such form and in such manner as maybe prescribed,to the ScrutinyCommitteeconcernedfor the verification of the CasteCertificate, if any doubtarisesaboutthe genuinenessof the Caste Certificate produced by any person to get any benefit on the basis of such Certificate:
Providedthat the ScrutinyCommitteeshallalsohavethe power to verifysuo-motuthe genuinenessof a CasteCertificateissuedbythe Competent Authority:
Providedfurther that the perqonwhoseCaste Certificate has been subjected to verification shall notbe debarred to avail the benefit nor shall discontinueto availthebenefituntilthe CasteCertificateis cancelledby the Scrutiny Committee.
(3) The Scrutiny Committee shall follow such procedure for verification of the Caste Certificate and adhere to the time limit for verificationandgrantof validitycertificateasmaybeprescribed.
Confiscation 7. (1)Where,beforeor afterthecommencementof thisAct, it comes and to noticethatapersonnotbelongingto anyof thereservedcategoryhascancellation of false obtained a false Caste Certificate to the effect that either himself or his childrenbelongto suchreservedcategory,theScrutinyCommitteemay,Certificate.
suo-motuor otherwise, call for the record and enquire into the correctness of suchCertificate and if it is of the opinionthat the Certificatewas obtained fraudulently,it shall,byanorder,cancelandconfiscatetheCertificateby followingsuch procedureas maybe prescribedaftergivingthe person concerned an opportunity of being heard and communicate the same to the concernedpersonandthe concernedauthority, if any.
(2) The order passed by the Scrutiny Committee under this Act shall be final andshall not be challengedbeforeanyauthorityor court except the High Court under article 226 of the Constitution of India,
8.WhereanapplicationismadetotheCompetentAuthorityunderBurden of proof. section3 for the issueof a CasteCertificatein respectof any reserved categoryandinanyenquiryconductedbytheCompetentAuthorityor ScrutinyCommitteeortheAppellateAuthorityunderthisActor inanytrial ofoffenceunderthisActthequestionarisesaboutthegenuinenessof the claimof theapplicantthe burdenof provingthatthe personbelongedtö suchCaste,Tribeor ClassShanbe on suchapplicant.
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9.The.CompetentAuthority,theAppellateAuthorityandtheScrutinyPowers of Competent Committeeshall,whileholdingan enquiryunderthisAct, haveall theAuthority, Appellate powersofaCivilCourtwhiletryingasuitundertheCodeofCivilProcedure, Authority 1908andinparticularin respectof thefollowingmatters,namely:—and Scrutiny 5 of 1908.
Committee.
(a) summoningandenforcingthe attendanceof any personand examining him on oath;
(b) requiringthediscoveryandproductionof anydocument;
(c) receiving evidence on affidavits;
(d)requisitioninganypublicrecordorcopythereoffromanyCourt or officer; and
(e) issuing Commissions for the examination of witnesses or documents, Withdrawal 10. (1) Whoever,not beinga personbelongingto any of the of benefits reservedcategorylsecuresadmissioninanyeducationalinstitutionagainstsecured on the basis of aseatreservedforsuchreservedcategoryorsecuresanyappointmentin false Caste theGovernment, LocalAuthorityorinanypublicsectorundertakingorinCertificate.
anyGovernmentaidedinstitutionorCo-operativeSocietyagainstapost reservedforsuchreservedcategorybyproducinga falseCasteCertificate shall,oncancellationof theCasteCertificatebytheScrutinyCommittee, beliabletobedebarredfromtheconcernededucationalinstitution,oras thecasemaybe,dischargedfromthesaidemploymentforthwithandany other benefits enjoyed or derived by virtue o.fsuch admission or appointmentby suchpersonas aforesaidshallbe withdrawnforthwith.
(2)AnyamountpaidtosuchpersonbytheGovernmentorby anyotherauthorityreferredto insub-section(1)bywayofscholarship, grant,allowanceor intermsofanyotherfinancialbenefitshallbereturned by suchpersonimmediately,failingwhich it shallbe recoveredfromsuch person as an arrear of land revenue.
(3)Notwithstandinganythingcontainedin anylawfor thetime beingin force,a personshallbedisqualifiedfor beinga memberof a LocalAuthority,aCo-operativeSocietyoranyotherstatutorybodyif he hascontestedfor,orhasbeenelectedto,theseatreservedforanyofthe reservedcategory by producinga CasteCertificatewhich is found to be falseandiscancelledbytheScrutinyCommitteeandthebenefits,ifany, obtainedbysuchperson,shallberecoverableas arrearof land.revenue andtheelectionofsuchpersonshallbeterminatedretrospectively.
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