IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 14TH JUNE 2010 / 24TH JYAISTHA 1932 WP(C).No. 18257 of 2010(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- O.C.ULLASAN,S/O.O.T.KUNHIKANNAN, AGED 46 YEARS,RESIDING AT "OLACHERRY HOUSE, NEAR KASTHURBA PUBLIC SCHOOL,POST CHIRAKKAL, KANNUR. BY ADV. SRI.A.K.ABDUL AZEEZ SRI.K.K.MOHAMED RAVUF RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, HOUSING BOARD BUILDINGS,SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695 001. 2. TAHSILDAR,KANNUR TALUK,KANNUR DISTRICT. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P. NARAYANAN. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 18257 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 14th day of June, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner appeared for the Entrance Examination for admission to the professional courses in Kerala State this year. The petitioner claimed the benefit of reservation as a scheduled caste claiming that the petitioner belongs to Hindu Vannan community, which is recognised as a scheduled caste community in the State of Kerala. The caste status of the petitioner as claimed in the application form was doubted by the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations and the matter was referred to KIRTADS, who found that the petitioner does not belong to the community Hindu Vannan and that he belongs to Thiyya community. The petitioner challenges the same. But, in view of the fact that this Court is not inclined to accept the petitioner's claim for scheduled caste status in view of Ext. P7 anthropological report, which finds that only in the maternal line one of the ancestors of the petitioner was Hindu Vannan, the petitioner confines his relief for a direction to the 1st respondent to consider petitioner's claim for reservation benefits as a Thiyya and to declare the results of the petitioner in the entrance examination. 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. 3. Of course, the petitioner is not entitled to the benefit of reservation as a scheduled caste in view of Ext. P7 report. But, there is no dispute that the petitioner belongs to Thiyya community. He is therefore entitled to have his application for admission considered on the basis that the petitioner belongs to the Thiyya community. Accordingly, Ext. P9 to the extent it rejects the application of the petitioner is set aside. The 1st respondent is directed to consider the application of the petitioner as a candidate who belongs to the W.P.C. No. 18257/10 -: 2 :- Thiyya community and declare the results of the petitioner in the entrance examination forthwith. The petitioner's candidature shall be processed accordingly. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.