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Dear Client,
The answer to your question will vary depending upon the specific provisions of the recruitment process and the kind of caste certificate you are holding as well as its authenticity. The recruitment notification may have specified the particular form or format of the certificate that needed to be provided by those claiming to be from any one of the Scheduled Castes for the purpose of availing themselves of the benefit of reservation. In Mohan Kumar v. State of Uttar Pradesh, the issue before the court related to the consequences of non-conformity to the requirement as to the form of caste certificate at the time of recruitment, but in your case, there does not appear to be any problem since your certificate has been checked and accepted at the document verification stage, followed by appointment as well as continuous service for about one year. Still, in view of the possibility of any requirement being made mandatory even if not so stated, you should consider getting the prescribed caste certificate issued in your name in the format of the concerned state.
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