IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT APPEAL NO : 98 of 2002 (Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the Order dated 13.12.2001 in WP NO : 17954 OF 1993 on the file of the High Court.) Between 1.The Commissioner of Tribal Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Masab Tank, Hyderabad. 2. The Joint Collector, East Godavari District. Kakinada. : ..... APPELLANTS AND 1. Smt. Kothapalli Gladya Jacob, D/o. Jacob, Aged 30 years, R/o. Pedda Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENT Counsel for the Appellants:GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent : MR. CHETLURU SREENIVAS The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT APPEAL No : 98 of 2002 ORAL JUDGMENT: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) This Writ Appeal No. 98 of 2002 is directed against the judgment of the learned single judge in Writ Petition No. 17954 of 1993, dated 13.12.2001. The facts in brief are that the respondent-petitioner filed Writ Petition No. 19954 of 1993 before the learned single Judge assailing the proceedings of the Joint Collector, East Godavari, dated 30.10.1993, whereunder the Joint Collector cancelled the social status certificate issued to the petitioner. The learned single Judge, through order dated 13.12.2001, impugned in this writ petition, while allowing the said writ petition, quashed the said order of the Joint Collector. Assailing the same, the department filed the present writ appeal. Heard the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for the appellants and the learned counsel for the respondent and perused the order of the learned single Judge. Even though the learned single Judge allowed the writ petition holding that the respondent belonged to Valmiki Community, in view of the enactment of Andhra Pradesh (SC, ST & BCs) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993 and Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes & Backward Classes) issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates Rules, 1997, a fresh enquiry need to be conducted as to the validity and legality of the certificate issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer on different dates with regard to the caste of the respondent herein. In the circumstances, the writ appeal is disposed of directing the appellants to conduct a fresh enquiry into the matter and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after giving opportunity of hearing to the respondent. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ T. MEENA KUMARI,J DATE: 22nd July, 2008 __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J pnb