IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.T.RAVIKUMAR THURSDAY, THE 20TH AUGUST 2009 / 29TH SRAVANA 1931 WP(C).No. 41145 of 2003(W) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.R.SUBASH, S/O.KRISHNAN RAGHAVAN, VALIYA KALATHIL, THIRUMOOLAPURAM P.O.,THIRUVALLA. BY ADV. SRI.K.RAMAKUMAR, SENIOR ADVOCATE RESPONDENT: --------------- THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, THIRUVALLA. BY SPECIAL GOVT. PLEADER SRI. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 20/08/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.C.NO.41145 OF 2003 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: Ext.P1: True copy of the certificate dated 13.6.1995 issued by the respondent. Ext.P2: True copy of the certificate dated 22.8.85 issued by the respondent. Ext.P3: True copy of the communication No.BB/Exam/Postman/Spl- Rectt/2003 dated 21.11.2003 issued by the Supdt. of Post Offices, Thiruvalla. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL C.T. RAVIKUMAR, J. --------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.41145 of 2003 --------------------------------------------- Dated this the 20th day of August, 2009 JUDGMENT This writ petition has been filed with the prayer to issue a writ of mandamus commanding the respondents to immediately issue a certificate to the petitioner testifying that she belongs to the Hindu Mala Araya Community which is a Scheduled Tribe as has been certified earlier by the Tahsildar, Thiruvalla. A counter affidavit has been filed on behalf of the respondent. In para 4 of the said affidavit, it has been stated that the petitioner had not so far filed any application for issuance of Caste Certificate. Further, it is stated in para 2: “But later on through local enquiries and studies conducted by the KIRTADS, the members of the above family and other people belonging to the said community were denied certificates submitted”. In the said factual matrix, in case the petitioner makes an application before the appropriate authority for issuance of a Caste Certificate, the said authority has to issue such certificate in accordance with law. If she is aggrieved by the report of the KIRTADS , the petitioner is free to challenge the same in appropriate proceedings, in accordance with law. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. (C.T. RAVIKUMAR) JUDGE spc W.P.(C) NO. 2