IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 19TH OCTOBER 2010 / 27TH ASWINA 1932 WP(C).No. 31456 of 2010(F) -------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- SUKANYA.B.S, D/O.BABU.K, AGED 30, POIKAVILA PUTHEN VEEDU,CHRIST NAGAR, KARAKULAM,TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.JOHNSON MANAYANI SRI.BENHUR JOSEPH MANAYANI RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. THE TAHSILDAR,NEDUMANGAD TALUK, TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT. 2. THE VILLAGE OFFICER,KARAKULAM VILLAGE, NEDUMANGAD TALUK,TRIVANDRUM DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. STATE OF KERALA,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO SC/ST DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT,SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POSTS, RMS DIVISION, CALICUT. 6. THE UNION OF INDIA,REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO POSTAL DEPARTMENT,CENTRAL SECRETARIAT, NEW DELHI. ADV. SRI.T.P.M.IBRAHIM KHAN,ASST.S.G OF INDI FOR R5 &6 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI. P.N. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 19/10/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. -------------------------------------------------- W.P.(C) NO.31456 OF 2010(F) -------------------------------------------------- Dated this the 19th day of October, 2010 J U D G M E N T The complaint of the petitioner is that despite the application made by the petitioner for a caste certificate certifying that she is a Hindu Cheraman, the same has not issued by the first respondent. 2. The learned Government Pleader submits that on receipt of the application the second respondent conducted enquiries and confirmed the caste status of the petitioner and that the matter is now pending before the first respondent. According to him, it is because of the petitioner did not appear before the first respondent that the caste certificate was not issued. 3. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner contradicted the submission of the Government Pleader that the petitioner did not report before the first respondent, having regard to the fact that even according to the respondents the petitioner is entitled to the caste certificate as claimed by her, it is directed that it will be open to the petitioner to produce a copy of the judgment before the first respondent, in which event WPC.No. 31456/2010 :2 : the first respondent shall issue a caste certificate as claimed by the petitioner on the production of the copy of the judgment. (ANTONY DOMINIC) JUDGE vi/