Writ Petition (C) NoV71 15 of 2009 PETITIONERS: 1 . Vivekanand Pradhan, Son of Shri Kalyan Pradhan, aged about 39 years; Suresh Pradhan, son of Shri Kalyan Pradhan, aged about 34 years. Santosh Pradhan, son of Shri Kalyan Pradhan, aged about 29 years , AH are presently residing at Viiiage Pasena, Post Patora, Police Station Dhourpur, Tahsii Lundra, Distriot Surguia (CG) Aii are permanent residents of Viiiage Panchayat Ghoghara, Mohalla Basen, Biock Bagicha, Tahsil Bagicha, District Jashpur (CG) -Versus- RESPONDENTS: State of Chhattisgarh, through: the Secretary, General Administration Department, DKS Bhawan, Raipur (CG) The Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Bagicha, District Jashpur (CG) Present: Shri V.K. Pandey, counsei for the petitioners. Shri Aiok Bakshi, Govt. Advocate for the State/respondents. (4422009) 1. Briefly stated, grievance of the petitioners is that they belong to ST category. They applied for permanent caste certificate before the Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue) Bagicha, respondent No.2, a competent authority to issue ’44 permanent caste certificate. However, respondent No.2 refused to entertain the f . application on the ground that the petitioners have not annexed revenue record of 1950 wherein their caste is shown as Thathiya. HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Single Bench: Hon’ble Shri Dhirendra Mishra, J. ORAL ORDER \;\ . Learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that rsspondent No2 bemg a competent authority to issue caste certmcate was duty bound to accept the application and deCide the same in accordance With law . Shri Aiok Bakshi iearned Govt Advocate appearing for the Statekespondents submitted that if the petitioners fie fresh application for issuance of caste certificate before respondent No.2, the same shalt be considered and decuded in accordance with law. . ln View of the submissions made by learned counsel for the respondents, the instant petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file fresh application for issuance of caste certificate with necessary documents to establish their caste within a period of 15 days from today and on such appiication being made respondent No 2 shall accept the same and deCide it Within a further period of 6 weeks from the date of receipt of application accordance With law sw- is Dhirendra Mishra j V i7 Judge