Reg. General, Calcutta High Court vs Shrinivas Prasad Shah & Ors

The Supreme Court held that the Public Service Commission of West Bengal erred in treating the respondent as a general candidate instead of recognizing his Scheduled Tribe status, as supported by a valid certificate from the Director, Backward Class Welfare. The Court emphasized the principle established in Kumari Madhuri Patil v. Additional Commissioner, Tribal Development (1994) 6 SCC 241, which mandates that valid certificates must be honored in recruitment processes. Consequently, the Court upheld the High Court's directive for the Commission to appoint the respondent as a member of the Scheduled Tribe Community in the West Bengal Judicial Service.