HON’BLE MS JUSTICE G.ROHINI W.P.No.21831 of 2011 Dt.11.08.2011 Pothula Srinivasarao … Petitioner Vs. The Tahsildar, Bhadrachalam Mandal and two others … Respondents O R D E R: The petitioner herein made an application to the Mandal Revenue Officer, Bhadrachalam for issuing Kondakapu community certificate. The said application was rejected by the Mandal Revenue Officer by order dated 13.06.2003 holding that the petitioner belongs to kapu community, but not Kondakapu-‘scheduled tribe’. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred an appeal before the 2nd respondent- District Collector. By order dated 14.06.2011, the petitioner’s appeal was dismissed by the 2nd respondent confirming the order passed by the 1st respondent. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed. Heard the learned counsel for both parties. At the outset, it is to be noticed that against the order dated 14.06.2011 passed by the 2nd respondent-appellate authority, a further remedy is available under Section 8 of the Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes & Backward Classes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993 by way of a revision to the Government. Without exhausting such an efficacious alternative remedy available under the statute, the petitioner cannot maintain this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. Accordingly, the Writ Petition is disposed of permitting the petitioner to prefer a revision as provided under Section 8 of the Act within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If any such revision petition is preferred within the time prescribed above, the 3rd respondent shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders following due process of law as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of three months from the date of filing of the revision petition. Till such time, there shall be a direction to the respondents not to initiate any disciplinary proceedings and not to take any coercive steps pursuant to the 2nd respondent’s order dated 14.06.2011. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ JUSTICE G.ROHINI Dt.11th August, 2011 Note: Issue CC in three days (B/o) PNV