IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) WEDNESDAY, THE TWENTY EIGHTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND NINE PRESENT THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN Writ Petition No. 27205 of 2008 Between: Regu Maheshwara Rao S/o. Appalaswamy R/o. H.No.4-65, Devera Street, Salur, Vizianagaram District. ... PETITIONER AND 1) The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. By its Principal Secretary, Department of Tribal Welfare, Secretariat, Hyderabad. 2) The District Collector, Vizianagaram District, Vizianagaram. 3) The Sub-Collector / R.D.O., Parvatipuram, Vizianagaram District. 4) The Mandal Revenue Officer, Kurupam Mandal, Vizianagaram District. 5) Vyricharla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Dev S/o. Late Durga Prasad Veera Bhadra Dev, Member of Lok Sabha Kurupam, Vizianagaram District. 6) Vyricharla Sruti Devi D/o. Vyricharla Kishore Chandra Suryanarayana Dev, Kurupam, Vizianagaram District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction more in the nature of Mandamus directing the respondent 2 to conduct an enquiry upon the complaint of the petitioner dt. 1.12.2005 into the social status of Respondents 5 & 6 in accordance with A.P. Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes & Backward Classes Regulations of Issue of Community Certificate Act, 1993 & Rules 1997 by providing an opportunity to the petitioner. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.RAJA MANOHAR Counsel for Respondent Nos.1 to 4: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: Oral Order: (Per Shri Anil R. Dave, Chief Justice) 1. This is a public interest litigation wherein it has been alleged that respondent Nos.5 and 6 had obtained false certificate with regard to caste and, therefore, the question with regard to their caste should be examined by respondent No.2. It has been submitted that an effort has been made by respondent Nos.5 and 6 to misguide the government authorities and, therefore, prompt action should be taken under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993 and rules framed thereunder. 2. Learned Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents has submitted that needful is being done for the purpose of constitution of Scrutiny Committee so that the issue with regard to caste of respondent Nos.5 and 6 can be examined. It has been submitted by him that respondent No.2 – Collector, Vizianagaram District will take final decision at an early date. 3. Looking to the fact that respondent No.2 has given necessary instructions for taking appropriate action for ascertaining whether the caste certificates were correctly given to respondent Nos.5 and 6 and whether they, in fact, belong to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe or Backward Class, we direct respondent No.2 to take final decision in the matter on or before 15.05.2009. 4. In view of the above direction, the petition stands disposed of as granted with no order as to costs. ANIL R. DAVE, CJ January 28, 2009 RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J svs ..... REGISTRAR // TRUE COPY // SECTION OFFICER To 1) 2 CD copies Form-NIC-OGS/WP{MSN}