IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE NINETEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE A.GOPAL REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 4030 of 1997 Between: Naidu Narayana Murthy, S/o. Naidu Sattiraju, R/o. Godavari Khani, Karimnagar District. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 Joint Collector, Khammam District. 2 Singerini Collieries Company Ltd., rep. by it's Executive Director(Personnel), Kothagudem. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, direction or direction, declaring the action of the 1st respondent in cancelling the Caste Certificate of the petitioner vide his Order in R.C.No.B-8/7328/92, dt.11.1.1997, as illegal, arbitrary, and unreasonable, and to issue a Consequential Direction to the respondents to accept the social status of the petitioner as Suryabalija, B.C-D, in the light of the Certificate issued by the M.R.O., Kothapeta. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.SRINIVAS (not present) Counsel for Respondent No.1: GP FOR REVENUE Counsel for Respondent No.2: None appeared The Court made the following : ORDER: It is an old matter and the list was circulated to the learned counsel well in advance. In spite of the same, when the matter was called the learned counsel for the petitioner was absent and there was no representation for the petitioner. Therefore, the Writ Petition is dismissed for default/non-prosecution. No costs. _____________________ A. Gopal Reddy, J. 19th November, 2004. Js. ASSISTANT REGISTRAR To 1 The Joint Collector, Khammam District. 2 The Executive Director(Personnel),Singerini Collieries Company Ltd., Kothagudem. 3 2 CCs to G.P. for Revenue, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 2 CD copies.