IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC THURSDAY, THE 7TH JULY 2011 / 16TH ASHADHA 1933 WP(C).No. 19976 of 2009(N) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ----------------------- 1. SICILY BENJAMIN, W/O.BENJAMIN, AGED 47 YEARS, RESIDING AT 'KRIPA BHAVAN', III/658 B, UDAYAMPEROOR P.O., PIN-682 307. 2. SINU V.BENJAMIN, D/O.SICILY BENJAMIN, AGED 16 YEARS, RESIDING AT 'KRIPA BHAVAN', III/658 B, UDAYAMPEROOR P.O., PIN-682 307, MINOR, REPRESENTED BY MOTHER THE 1ST PETITIONER. BY ADV. SRI.P.A.ABDUL JABBAR, SRI.A.S.ANILKUMAR (VANCHIMALA). RESPONDENT(S): --------------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SC/ST DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. TAHSILDAR TALUK OFFICE, KANAYANNOOR, ERNAKULAM DISTRICT. R1 & R2 BY GOVT. PLEADER MR.P. SANTHOSH KUMAR. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 07/07/2011, ALONG WITH WPC NO. 16857 OF 2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs WP(C).No. 19976 of 2009(N) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF S.S.L.C. BOOK OF THE 1ST PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF THE CASTE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT TO THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P3: COPY OF THE 1ST PAGE OF S.S.L.C. BOOK OF THE 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE 1ST PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT ALONG WITH THE REPORT OF THE VILLAGE OFFICER. EXT.P5: COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE VILLAGE OFFICER, MANAKUNNAM. EXT.P6: COPY OF THE LETTER ISSUED BY THE 2D RESPONDENT REFUSING TO ISSUE CASTE CERTIFICATE. EXT.P7: COPY OF THE GOVERNMENT ORDER NO.G.O.(MS).109 SC/ST DD. EXT.P8: COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY THE MALA-ARAYA CHRISTIAN FEDERATION. EXT.P9: COPY OF THE REPORT OF THE TAHSILDAR OF THE MEENACHIL TALUK ADDRESSED TO THE 2ND RESPONDENT. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) Nos. 19976 OF 2009 & 16857 OF 2011 ======================== Dated this the 7th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T The issue raised in WP(C) No.19976/09 is regarding the community status of the 2nd petitioner in respect of which an enquiry was pending. In that writ petition by interim order dated 2/2/2011, provisional certificate was also ordered to be issued. On the strength of the provisional certificate thus issued, 2nd petitioner made application to the Professional Degree Courses for the year 2011. However, her results were not published and that made the 2nd petitioner to file WP(C) No.16857/11. 2. It is now reported by the learned Government Pleader that the enquiry mentioned above has since been completed and that order dated 10/6/2011 has been passed by the Screening Committee rejecting the claim of the petitioner as a Scheduled Tribe. Consequently her application for admission to Professional Degree Courses also stands rejected. In the light of the Screening Committee's order mentioned above, these writ petitions have virtually become infructuous and WPC Nos. 19976 OF 2009 & 16857 OF 2011 :2 : therefore are closed, preserving the freedom of the petitioner to challenge the same in appropriate proceedings. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp