Chapter III VERIFICATION OF SOCIAL STATUS CERTIFICATE

CHAPTER-III VERIFICATION OF SOCIAL STATUS CERTIFICATE

(1) There shall be a District Level Certificates Verification Committee, with such composition as may be prescribed, for verification of Social Status Certificate issued by the Competent Authority under Section 4, as may be notified by the State Government having jurisdiction over one or more districts.

(2) A District Level Certificates Verification Committee shall on its own motion or on receipt of any information or reference made to it, in regard to Social Status Certificate(s) issued by the Competent Authority, verify such Certificate(s) in the manner as may be prescribed:

Provided that where any information or reference made to the District Level Certificates Verification Committee by an Employer, an Educational Institution, a Local Authority, a Co-operative Society or State Government, the Committee shall verify the certificate and report its findings to the Employer, Educational Institution, Local Authority, Co-operative Society or State Government, as the case may be.

(3) Where there is prima-facie reason to believe that the Social Status Certificate(s) have been wrongfully or fraudulently obtained, the District Level Certificates Verification Committee shall refer all information and relevant documents along with record of its findings to the High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee:

Provided that where the District Level Certificates Verification Committee arrives at an adverse finding, it shall not refer the case to High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee unless a reasonable opportunity of being heard is given to the person, whose Social Status Certificate is disputed.

(4) The District Level Certificates Verification Committee, shall follow such procedure for verification of Social Status Certificate and adhere to such time limit for reference to the High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee under sub-section (3) of this Section, as may be prescribed.

(1) The Government shall constitute a High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee for the purpose of verification of social status certificate and to perform such other functions as may be prescribed for the social status of the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes. (2) The State Government may by notification constitute such number of committees as it deems fit for the purpose of this Act. (1) The State Government shall constitute, by notification in the Official Gazette, one or more High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee or Committees, for conducting enquiry into Social Status Certificate(s) referred to it by District Level Certificates Verification Committee under Section 6 or by the State Government, and it shall be the duty of the High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee to examine the report of the District Level Certificates Verification Committee and to proceed in this matter as prescribed under Chapter-IV of this Act. (2) The High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed: Provided that where the High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee decides to arrive at an adverse finding, it shall not do so unless a reasonable opportunity of being heard is given to the person whose Social Status Certificate is disputed. (1) The State Government shall constitute, by notification in the Official Gazette, one or more High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee or Committees, for conducting enquiry into Social Status Certificate(s) referred to it by District Level Certificates Verification Committee under Section 6 or by the State Government, and it shall be the duty of the High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee to examine the report of the District Level Certificates Verification Committee and to proceed in this matter as prescribed under Chapter-IV of this Act.

(2) The High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee shall follow such procedure as may be prescribed:

Provided that where the High Power Certification Scrutiny Committee decides to arrive at an adverse finding, it shall not do so unless a reasonable opportunity of being heard is given to the person whose Social Status Certificate is disputed.