Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 30: High Court has disposed of a writ petition filed by the members of Saini Community by directing Commissioner/Secretary to Government, Social Welfare Department; Secretary, J&K Socially & Educationally Backward Classes Commission and Divisional Commissioner, Jammu to ensure that no Reserved Category Certificate is issued in favour of any member of Saini Community and the certificates already issued shall not be given effect thereto, till the status of the Saini Community as Socially Weak & Underprivileged Class (Social Caste) is finally determined by the Government.
These directions of wide public importance were issued in a writ petition filed by the members of Saini Community through Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed.
After hearing Advocate Sheikh Najeeb appearing for the petitioners (Saini Community) and Senior AAG Ramesh Arora appearing for the Government, Justice Rajnesh Oswal observed, “Social Welfare Department and Divisional Commissioner, Jammu have filed response thereby stating that the SO. No.537 dated 19/10/2022 to the extent of including the Saini Community within the category of Weak & Underprivileged Classes (Social Caste) has been kept in abeyance till further orders and the same is not operative at the moment”.
However, Advocate Sheikh Najeeb submitted that the S.O. No. 537 dated 19/10/2022 was issued against the wishes of the Saini Community which is an upper caste and is not interested in claiming the benefit of reservation. He further submitted that there has been massive protest and resentment at various levels with regard to the issuance of S.O. No. 537 and the Saini community is up in arms against their inclusion amongst Weak & Underprivileged Class (Social Caste).
After considering the submissions of Advocate Sheikh Najeeb appearing for Saini community, Justice Rajnesh Oswal issued directions.
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