IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.N.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 12TH JUNE 2008 / 22ND JYAISHTA 1930 WP(C).No. 7320 of 2006(U) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ 1. JESSY, D/O. MANOHARAN, CHARUVILA PUTHENVEDU, KUZHIAN SOUTH PERINAD VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. 2. JAMES, S/O. MANOHARAN, CHARUVILLA PUTHAVEDU, KUZHIAN SOUTH, PERINAD VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTE BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, KOLLAM. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PERINAD VILLAGE, PERINAD, KOLLAM. 5. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION PETTA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE DISTRICT SERVICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC FOR R5 & R6 R1 TO R4 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SANTHOSH THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 12/06/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: 2 APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE MARRIAGE REGISTER DATED 3.9.1977 EXT.P2 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF SSLC BOOK OF FIRST PETITIONER. EXT.P3 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THE SSLC BOOK OF 2ND PETITIONER. EXT.P4 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION FOR CASTE CERTIFICATE. EXT.P5 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE REPORT OF THE 4TH RESPONDENT. EXT.P6 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CASTE CERTIFIFDCATE DATED 21.7.98 EXT.P7 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CASTE CERTIFICATE DATED 16.2.2002 EXT.P8 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CASTE CERTIFICATE DATED 15.1.2004 EXT.P9 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CALL LETTER FOR WRITTEN TEST OF PSC EXT.P10 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE FIRST PETITIONER. EXT.P11 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CASTE CERTIFICATE DATED 19.7.2004 EXT.P12 TRUE PHOTOCOPY OF THE CASTE CERTIFICATE DATED 5.5.2005 THIRD RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: EXT.R3(a) TRUE COPY OF REPORT OF KIRTADS DATED 28.10.98 TRUE COPY P.S. TO JUDGE. C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. -------------------------------------------- W.P.C. NO. 7320 OF 2006 -------------------------------------------- Dated this the 12th day of June, 2008 JUDGMENT The prayer in the Writ Petition is to issue community certificate to the petitioners who are born Christians. Obviously petitioners are not entitled to certificate as members of the scheduled Caste Community. Counsel for the petitioners submitted that petitioners are entitled to certificate to the effect that they are members of the Latin Catholic Community. W.P. is accordingly disposed of directing the third respondent to conduct enquiry and issue eligible community certificate to the petitioners without any delay and in any case within a period of two months from the date of production of a copy of this judgment by the petitioners. (C.N. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR) Judge kk 2