WRIT - C No. 10231 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 10231 of 2026 Prem Pal Dhangar .....Petitioner(s) Versus State Of U.P. And 2 Others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Rajesh Kumar Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Court No. - 36 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR, J. 1. Heard Mr. Rajesh Kumar Tiwari, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents. 2. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed challenging the order dated 31.10.2025 passed by the District Level Caste Scrutiny Committee cancelling the caste certificate of the petitioner and the order dated 02.02.2026 passed by the Divisional Level Caste Scrutiny Committee. 3. One of the submissions advanced by learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner is based upon the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Kumari Madhuri Patil and another vs. Additional Commissioner, Tribal Development and others, AIR 1995 SC 94 and it is urged that the Supreme Court in that case had issued clear directions to the effect that such matters have to be mandatorily enquired into by the Vigilance Cell. 4. It is furthe