Dayaram vs Sudhir Batham & Ors

The Supreme Court referred two civil appeals concerning the validity of caste certificates issued to respondents 1 to 3, who claimed to belong to a scheduled caste. The Court doubted the legality of the directions issued in Kumari Madhuri Patil v. Additional Commissioner, Tribal Development, particularly regarding the prohibition of further appeals against single judge orders, stating that such directions may be legislative in nature. The appeals were referred to a larger bench for further consideration, particularly on the implications of Article 136 and the legislative authority of the judiciary.