HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY W.P.NO.27746 of 2009 Monday, the 21St day of December, 2009 Between: K.Rattaiah .. Petitioner And 1. The Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Secretariat, Hyderabad and 2 others. .. Respondents O R D E R: The petitioner has secured employment against a post reserved for schedule tribes, on the strength of a caste certificate. Proceedings under A.P. (SC, ST & BC) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993, were initiated. After following the prescribed procedure, the District Collector, Prakasam/the third respondent, passed order dated 14/07/2004 cancelling the caste certificate. An appeal was preferred before the first respondent against the said order by the petitioner in the year 2004 itself. The grievance of the petitioner is that the appeal is not disposed of so far. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the respondents. Nearly, five years have elapsed ever since the petitioner preferred the appeal against the order dated 14/07/2004. By any standard, that period is too long for disposal of an administrative appeal. The pendency of the appeal would have its own impact upon the rights of the petitioner. Hence, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the first respondent to take up the appeal preferred by the petitioner against the order dated 14/07/2004 passed by the third respondent for hearing within a period of three months from today and pass appropriate orders therein. There shall be no order as to costs. ___________________ L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J 21st December, 2009 SKM