IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION NO.15430 of 2005 Between: Kurumalla Appa Rao, S/o. Late Appalaraju, ayakaraopet, Viskakhapatnam DIstrict, ..... Petitioner AND Government of Andhra PRadesh, rep. by its Mandal Revenue Officer, Payakaraopet, Visakhapatnam District .....Respondent 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 order or direction more particularly one in the nature of the Mandamus declaring in the action on the part of the respondent in not completing the enquiry in pursuance of the notice No.19/2003/JA dt.25.1.2003 for issuance of the caste Certiﬁcate in favour of the petitioner as illegal, arbitrary and colourable exercise of power and also against the Art. 14 of the Constitution of India and consequently direct the Respondent to complete the enquiry in pursuance of the Notice No.19/2003/JA dt.25.1.2003 after giving an opportunity to the petitioner and pass such other order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem ﬁt and proper in the circumstances of the case. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.V.V.N.NARAYANA RAO Counsel for the Respondent: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following : THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.15430 of 2005 ORDER: Petitioner allegedly belongs to Konda Kapu, a notiﬁed Scheduled Tribe in State of Andhra Pradesh. On 12.3.1995 he made application to respondent–Mandal Revenue Oﬃcer (MRO), Payakaraopet, Visakhapatnam District; seeking community certiﬁcate. As the same was not attended to with expediency, he ﬁled W.P.No.26461 of 2001 before this Court. It was disposed of on 27.12.2001 directing MRO to pass appropriate orders within a period of eight weeks thereafter. Again the present writ petition is ﬁled by petitioner alleging that enquiry has not been completed and certificate has not been issued. Though writ petition was admitted on 25.7.2005, respondent has not ﬁled counter aﬃdavit. Therefore, without keeping writ petition pending further, this Court directs MRO, Payakaraopet, to pass orders within a period of one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Any negligence in passing order shall be viewed seriously and contempt action will be initiated suo motu. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. ______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) September 01, 2008 NOTE: Dispatch order copy by 02.9.2008. (By order) YS To 1 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Payakaraopet, Visakhapatnam District 2 Two CCs to the Government Pleader for Social Welfare, High Court Buildings, Hyderabad. (OUT) 4 Two C.D. Copies.