IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 21ST FEBRUARY 2008 / 2ND PHALGUNA 1929 WP(C).No. 6142 of 2008(F) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ HARIPRIYA A.P., AGED 17 YEARS, D/O. HARIDAS A.P., YADUSREE, WEST NIDUMBRAM, P.O. CHOKKLI, (VIA) THALASSERY, KANNUR, PIN-670 672, REP. BY HER FATHER - HARIDAS A.P., AGED 51 YEARS, S/O. A.P.VELAYUDHAN VAIDYAR -DO-. BY ADV. SRI.K.S.MADHUSOODANAN SRI.T.V.JAYAKUMAR NAMBOODIRI SRI.THUSHAR NIRMAL SARATHY SRI.M.M.VINOD KUMAR SMT.K.M.RAMYA RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA TO BE REP. BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, GOVERNMENT OF KERALA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. DIRECTOR, SCHEDULED CASTE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 3. TAHSILDAR, THALASSERY, KANNUR. BY G.P.SRI.P.SANTHOSHKUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 21/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Antony Dominic, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - W.P.(C) No. 6142 of 2008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 21st day of February, 2008 JUDGMENT Petitioner submits that she belongs to Vannan Community (Scsheduled Caste) and this is also shown in Ext.P-1 her S.S.L.C.Book. Ext.P4 is a certificate that was issued her in the year 2006 certifying that she belongs to Vannan Community. In order to apply for Common Entrance Test 2008, the petitioner wanted a community certificate and therefore she submitted Ext.P5 application before the 3rd respondent Tahsildar. According to the petitioner, unless the certificate is issued expeditiously, she will not be able to submit her application for the entrance test before 29-2-2008, the last date prescribed for submission of the application. It is in that context, this writ petition has been filed. 2. From Ext.P4 and other documents produced by the petitioner, prima facie it would appear to be a case where the petitioner belongs to Vannan Community, as contended. However, that is a matter to be decided by the respondents. The last date for submitting application for entrance test is 29-2-2008. Unless a certificate is issued expeditiously, the petitioner will be losing her chance to seek admission for higher studies. Therefore, I WPC 6142/08 2 direct that pending finalization of the enquiry, the petitioner shall be issued a certificate that she belongs to Vannan Community on a provisional basis. 3. Hence, I direct that the if the petitioner approaches the 3rd respondent along with a format for the certificate, in which case the 3rd respondent shall issue a certificate forthwith, so that the petitioner can submit her application for the entrance examination. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Antony Dominic, Judge. mn.