Birth Register Recorded 'Muslim' Without Father's Consent: Sameer Wankhede Approaches Bombay High Court Against Caste Committee's Show Cause
Live LawFormer NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede has approached the Bombay High Court against a show cause notice issued to him on April 29 by the Mumbai District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee regarding confiscation of his caste certificate. Alternatively, Wankhede wants a committee headed by a retired High Court judge to enquire into his caste certificate or then transfer the existing complaint to the National Commission For Scheduled Caste, for adjudication. proves that petitioner belongs to Muslim caste and follows Muslim religion, therefore the April 29 show-cause notice has asked Wankhede to why it cannot confiscate and cancel his caste certificate dated March 5, 2008 according to which he belonged to "Mahar community." However, since his mother is a Muslim, at the time of his birth without the father's consent the name "Dawood K. Wankhede " was incorrectly provided to the concerned hospital and "MUSLIM" was incorrectly recorded in the "Register of Birth in Greater Bombay" against the category of "Race, Caste or Nationality."