Indore city planner removed as HC orders probe into caste certificate
from his post as city planner of the Indore Municipal Corporation, pending an investigation into the validity of his Scheduled Tribe (ST) caste certificate.
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A single bench of justice Vishal Mishra also ordered that a high-power committee should investigate the matter. The next hearing on the petition is scheduled for the last week of June.
The petition, filed by Bhopal resident Satish Nayak, stated that the caste certificate of Neeraj Likhar's elder brother, Ajay Likhar, was found to be fake during an investigation, leading to his termination.
Neeraj Likhar obtained his job based on an ST caste certificate.
Like his elder brother, he also has an ST caste certificate, casting doubt on its authenticity.
The state govt informed the HC that a letter was sent to the high-power committee last month to investigate the caste certificate.
The petitioner argued that an official with a questionable caste certificate should not be placed in an important position.
Accepting the plea, the court ordered a high-level probe and issued orders to remove the respondent from the position of city planner. Advocate Kapil Sharma represented the petitioner.
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