HON’BLE JUSTICE N.V. RAMANA W.P. No. 15876 of 2009 WEDNESDAY THE 5th DAY OF AUGUST, 2009 Between: K.N.J. Prakash Raju .. Petitioner And The District Collector-cum-District Magistrate, Sri Potti Sriramulu Dellore Dist., Nellore and six others .. Respondents O R D E R:- The petitioner claims that he belongs to Yerukala community and his surname is Karriyeddula and the Mandal Revenue Officer, Bogole, Nellore District, after due enquiry, issued community certificate on 7.6.2005 certifying that the petitioner belongs to Yerukala Community which falls under the category of Schedule Tribe. While so, the 5th respondent-Deputy Director issued a Memo referring his Surname as Karivepakula stating that the surname Karriyeddula is uncommon in Yerukala community. Then, the petitioner filed W.P. No.19960 of 2007, and this Court passed interim order dated 20.09.2007 directing the respondents therein to grant admission to the petitioner to M.B.B.S. based on the certificate issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer. Now it is the grievance of the petitioner that even though the Mandal Revenue Officer issued genuine caste certificate, the 1st respondent, without applying his mind, issued the impugned proceedings dated 11.7.2009 cancelling his caste certificate dated 7.6.2005, and if the cancellation order is given effect to, then his studies in M.B.B.S. Course would be adversely affected. Hence, the petitioner filed the present writ petition seeking to quash the proceedings impugned in this writ petition. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for respondent Nos.3 and 5, the learned Government Pleader for Revenue appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 6, the learned Standing Counsel for N.T.R. University appearing for respondent No.2 and perused the material placed on record. The learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare has submitted that the petitioner has alternative remedy of appeal to challenge the impugned proceedings before the Government under Section 7 of the Andhra Pradesh (SC, ST & BCs) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993 and Rules 1997. Having regard to the submission made by the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare that petitioner has an effective alternative remedy of appeal before the Government as provided under Section 7 of the Act, and having regard to the fact the petitioner, without exhausting the said remedy of appeal, has approached this Court by filing the present writ petition, this Court is inclined to dispose of the writ petition with the following directions: “The petitioner is directed to file an appeal before the Government challenging the impugned proceedings as provided under Section 7 of the Act. On such appeal being filed, the Government is directed to consider and dispose of the same, in accordance with law. It is made clear that till the disposal of the appeal, the official respondents are directed not to give effect to the impugned proceedings dated11.7.2009.” With the above observation, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs. ______________ N.V.RAMANA, J 5th August, 2009 bcj