Supreme Court Allows Appeal in Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Case — Affinity Test Cannot Be Sole Basis for Invalidating Claim When Pre-Constitutional Documents Exist. The Court held that once pre-Constitutional documents establish the tribe, further reference to Vigilance Cell is unnecessary, and the Affinity Test cannot be applied as a litmus test under the Constitution of India and relevant rules.
1 Jan 2023The appellant, Priya Pramod Gajbe, a student who secured admission in the first year of MBBS Degree Course in a college in Maharashtra during the acad...




