BC/SC Certificate Supporting Affidavit

कब ज़रूरत पड़ती है

For an applicant seeking a Backward Class (BC) or Scheduled Caste (SC) certificate from the Tehsildar/SDM in Punjab or the Deputy Commissioner's office in Chandigarh, where the application asks for a sworn affidavit supporting the claimed caste, native place and — for a Backward Class claim only — that the family is outside the creamy layer. A Scheduled Caste claim carries no creamy layer exclusion: the creamy layer test applies only to Backward Classes/OBCs, following Indra Sawhney v. Union of India. This affidavit branches its declarations by which of the two is being claimed, so the creamy-layer questions appear only for a Backward Class claim. Used for admissions, recruitment and promotion where caste-based reservation applies, and renewed with a fresh affidavit whenever the certificate itself is renewed — a Backward Class certificate is commonly revalidated periodically; a Scheduled Caste certificate, once issued, is ordinarily not time-limited in the same way, but confirm the current requirement with the issuing office.

नीचे जो लिखा है वह पंजाब और चंडीगढ़ के लिए है। इसमें वहीं की स्थिति दी गई है, यह नहीं कि यह कहाँ-कहाँ कैसे बदलती है — यानी नीचे की रकमें वही हैं जो लागू होती हैं। दरें बदलती रहती हैं, इसलिए सब-रजिस्ट्रार दफ़्तर से पक्का कर लेना ठीक रहता है। अगर प्रॉपर्टी भारत में कहीं और है, तो इनमें से कुछ भी आपके लिए नहीं है।