PETITIONER HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR W.P.(C) No. 1017 of 2011 Smt. Jaya Rani Morla. aged about 40 years, wife of Krishna Ram Moria, resident of Village Tokapal, Tahsil Tokapal, District Bastar, C.G. Versus State of Chhattisgarh through the Secretary General Administrative Department, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur, C.G. ‘ The Collector Durg, District Durg The Tahsildar Durg (Competent Union of India through the Secretary Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION UNDERARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 'Appearance : Mr. Vishnu Koshta, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Arvind Dubey, Panel Lawyer for the State/respondents 1 to 3. ORAL ORDER (21 .’02.201 1 ). SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. Heard. Mr. Vishnu Koshta, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that the petitioner belongs to Mahar Caste. When she was bachelor a caste certificate was issued in her favour on 3.8.89. Thereafter, the petitioner got married and her surname has been changed. The petitioner was then selected on the post of Shiksha Karmi Grade-I. The petitioner then med an application for issuance of another caste certificate on her present'name and surname before respondent No.3,who according to the petitioner is the competent authority. His submission is that respondent No.3 is not taking the application of the petitioner for issuance of fresh caste certificate. 4., , Authority) District Durg, C.G. 2 W.P.(C) No. 1017 of2011 Mr. Koshta submits that even if the petitioner was not entitled to get caste certificate, her application is required to be dismissed and not that the application itself would not be taken by the concerned authority. He prays for suitabie directions to the concerned authority to take the application of the petitioner for issuance of caste certificate and dispose of the same in accordance with law. Mr. Arvind Dubey, learned Panel Lawyer appearing on behalf of respondents 1 to 3, submits that no authority can refuse to take any application, however, the authority would be free either to allow the application or to dismiss it on its own merit in accordance with law. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, i deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition with the direction that if so advised, the petitioner may file a fresh application before respondent No.3 for issuance of caste certificate in her favour within a period of 15 days from today and if such an application is tiled, respondent No.3 shall take the application on record and register a case and thereafter shall dispose of the said application on its own merit in accordance with law. With the aforesaid directions and observations, the writ petition is finally disposed of. Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge Sd/- VA“ w,” N