PIL 11/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. MADAN B. LOKUR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MUTUM B.K. SINGH The case of the petitioner is that the nomenclature of the Development Council o f Amri Karbi should be changed to the Development Council of Plain Karbis. We have asked learned counsel for the petitioner to explain to us what right of the petitioner is being violated and under what provision of law we are entitled to give a direction to the State Government to change the name of a particular place. Learned counsel for the petitioner has referred to a letter dated 24.12.1982 wri tten by the Government of Assam, Department for Welfare of Plains Tribes and Bac kward Classes etc. to the Special Secretaries/Secretaries of all Departments reg arding benefits to non-scheduled, Hills and Plains Tribes. He has drawn our atte ntion to paragraph 2 of the letter, which reads as follows: - However, difficulties arises when these tribes have their permanent residence i n plains or hills districts respectively, as the case may be, where they cannot be constitutionally regard as the Schedule Tribes though they mutually continu e to be tribes. While such tribes would not be Schedule Tribes and as such not eligible to get Schedule Tribes certificate or electoral reservati on meant for Schedule Tribes , it is reiterated that it has been the policy of the State Government to give them all economic, educational and employment benef its like schedule tribes. In our opinion, this letter deals with benefits to non-scheduled, Hills and Plai n Tribes and has got nothing to do with the change of name of a particular area. We also do not find any right vested in the petitioner from paragraph 2 for a di rection that the name of the Development Council of Amri Karbi be changed to the Development Council of Plain Karbis. Learned counsel for the petitioner also draws our attention to a letter dated 1. 4.2003 issued by the Government of Assam, Department for Welfare of Plains Tribe s and Backward Classes etc. where Karbi has been recognized as a scheduled tribe . Though the Karbis have been recognized as a scheduled tribe that would not give any right to the petitioner to seek a direction from this Court that the name of the Development Council of Amri Karbi be changed to the Development Council of Plain Karbis or entitle this Court to give a direction to change the name of the Development Council of Amri Karbi to Development Council of Plain Karbis. We do not find any merit in this petition. Dismissed.