The certificate purported to have been issued by the District Magistrate, Thoabal was, in fact, made by the Government of Manipur and the District Magistrate merely acted as the mouth piece of the Government and, therefore, the certificate issued by him in favour of Rameshwar Singh was invalid.
The admitted position is that when the President of India, exercising the power under Article 341 1 of the Constitution, had issued Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Order, 1950 Louis was declared as Scheduled Caste but number throughout the State.
It was amended by the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Amendment Act, 1956 53 of 1956 and Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Amendment Act, 1976.
After all, the power exercisable by the District Magistrate and his subordinate officers is a statutory power which can be exercised only by them.
3408/96 was filed and as regards para 34, the respondents have filed the appeals arising out of SLP C Nos.
14513 24 OF 1996 Arising out of SLP C Nos.
8499 8505 of 1996 O R D E R Leave granted.
The Government accepted the Commissions recommendations by its proceedings dated July 6, 1994 and acted upon the Report.
As against the quashing of the order, the appeal arising out of SLP C No.
Consequently, Lios came to be declared as a Scheduled Caste for the purpose of the Constitution in relation to the entire State of Manipur.
WITH CIVIL APPEAL Nos.
Thus, these appeals by special leave.
8499 8505/96.
