THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA WRIT PETITION No.15688 of 2009 Dated: 04.08.2009 Between: Padi Trinadha Rao .. Petitioner And The Collector & District Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, Visakhapatnam District. .. Respondents ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the proceedings dated 25.07.2009 issued by the respondent- Collector and District Magistrate, Visakhapatnam, whereunder the caste certificate issued in favour of the petitioner by the Tahsildar, Visakhapatnam, certifying that the petitioner belongs to Schedule Tribe (Holva), was cancelled, on the ground that the same was obtained fraudulently. Today, when the matter is taken up for admission, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondent submits that, against the impugned proceedings, an appeal lies to the Government under Section 7 of the A.P. (S.C., S.T. & B.Cs) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993, and the said submission is not disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the above, I deem it appropriate to direct the petitioner to file an appeal before the appellate authority, against the impugned proceedings, within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, and if any such appeal is filed, the appellate authority shall dispose of the same in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of its filing, and, till such time, the impugned proceedings shall not be given effect to. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. __________________ JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA 4th August, 2009 IBL