The Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Subhash Reddy Writ Petition No.940 of 2010 Order: Heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the respondents. With their consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for hearing and disposal at the stage of admission. Petitioner, who is aggrieved by order, dated 09- 05-2009, passed by the second respondent-Collector and District Magistrate, Ananthapur, in D.Dis.No.M3/3427, cancelling her caste certificate under Rule (9) of the A.P. (SC/ST & BC) Issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate Rules 1997 read with 5 (1) of the A.P. SCs, STs and BCs Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act 16/93, preferred a statutory appeal before the first respondent-appellate authority and also sought for interim stay of the above said order. The first respondent-appellate authority, while calling for remarks from the second respondent-District Collector for disposal of the said appeal, rejected the stay petition vide Memo No.7652/CV.2/2009, dated 27-07-2009. Hence, the present Writ Petition. It is submitted by learned Counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner was appointed as Junior Assistant against S.T. vacancy at Deputy Commercial Tax Office in the year 1996, and in view of the canellation of her caste certificate, she is kept under suspension from 22-05-2009. It is further submitted that the petitioner is facing disciplinary proceedings and at any moment, she will be removed from service and hence, rejection of her stay petition by the first respondent is arbitrary and illegal. It is to be noted that the effective alternative remedy of statutory appeal as against the order passed by the second respondent-District Collector has already been availed by the petitioner and the same is pending before the first respondent-appellate authority. Therefore, it is not desirable to record any findings, on merits, at this stage. Inasmuch as the petitioner was appointed in service on 09-10-1996, based on her caste certificate, and has been in service till her suspension on 22-05-2009 and the statutory appeal filed by her is pending, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petition directing the first respondent-appellate authority to dispose of the said appeal, as expeditiously as possible, preferably, within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such disposal, Order, dated 09- 05-2009, passed by the second respondent-District Collector in D.Dis.No.M3/3427, shall remain suspended. It is made clear that the first respondent- appellate authority shall consider the appeal on its own merits and pass appropriate orders. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. There shall be no order as to costs. _________________ R.Subhash Reddy, J Date: 27th January, 2010 Note: Furnish CC in three days. (B/o) lur