IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE TWENTY SEVENTH DAY OF JANUARY TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN PRESENT HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19992 of 2004 Between: P.Madhavi … Petitioner And The District Collector and three others … Respondents This Court made the following: HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No.19992 of 2004 ORDER:- The petitioner is a student. She applied for caste certificate for the purpose of prosecuting her studies before the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kavali - respondent No.2. Petitioner claims that she belongs to Samban Caste. Respondent No.2 by an endorsement viz., Rc.G.4877/2004, dated 18.10.2004, rejected her application on the ground that writ petitions are pending before this Court and therefore, caste certificate could not be issued to the petitioner at that stage. After verification, it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the writ petitions referred to in the impugned proceedings are withdrawn and that there was no adjudication by this court. Inasmuch as the claim of the petitioner was not considered on merits and as the petitioner is not able to say whether she was granted any caste certificate subsequently or during the pendency of the writ petitions, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition, if the application of the petitioner for grant of caste certificate is still pending consideration, the same shall be considered and shall be disposed of on merits in terms of the provisions under the Andhra Pradesh (SC, ST & BCs) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993 and the Rules made thereunder. It is made clear that the respondent to conduct independent enquiry with regard to the claim of the petitioner and take a decision in accordance with law. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ R.SUBHASH REDDY, J January 27, 2011 lmv