PANKAJ KUMAR SAHA vs SUB-DIV. OFFICER,ISLAMPUR .

The Supreme Court upheld the cancellation of the Scheduled Caste certificate granted to the petitioner under Article 341(1) of the Constitution, which specifies that only certain castes are recognized as Scheduled Castes in West Bengal. The Court noted that the petitioner's caste, Saha, was explicitly excluded from the Scheduled Caste list by a Presidential notification. The Court emphasized that the definition of 'Scheduled Castes' under Article 366(24) is contingent upon the President's notification, and since the petitioner does not belong to a recognized Scheduled Caste, the cancellation of his certificate was justified.