IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KURIAN JOSEPH WEDNESDAY, THE 29TH OCTOBER 2008 / 7TH KARTHIKA 1930 WP(C).No. 23981 of 2006(E) -------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- PRIYA.M., D/O.MARUTHAN, KAIRALI ESTATE, NELLIYAMPATHY, CHITTUR, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.K.S.SAIRA SRI.A.ANILKUMAR RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. TAHSILDAR, CHITTUR TALUK, PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 3. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKAD. R1 & R2 BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. SANTHOSH KUMAR, R3 BY ADV. SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 29/10/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C). NO.23981/2006-E: APPENDIX PETITIONERS' EXHIBITS: EXT.P.1: COPY OF THE INTERVIEW CALL LETTER FILE P II (2) 1648/2005 DT. 14/08/06 OF THE R.2. EXT.P.2: COPY OF THE ORDER NO. B3-8761/2006 DT. 24/06/2006 OF THE R.2. EXT.P.3: COPY OF THE RELEVANT PAGE OF THE PETITIONER'S SSLC BOOK. EXT.P.4: COPY OF THE CASTE CERTIFICATE NO.K.DIS. 19339/98/A3 ISSUED BY THE R.2. TO THE PETITIONER. EXT.P.5: COPY OF THE 2ND PAGE OF THE PETITIONER'S TRAINED TEACHER'S CERTIFICATE BOOK. EXT.P.6: COPY OF THE CASTE CERTIFICATE NO.K.DIS.8725/2005/B3 DT. 03/09/2005 OF THE R.2. RESPONDENTS' EXHIBITS: NIL. //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE. prv. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------------- W.P(C) No.23981 of 2006 ----------------------------------------- Dated this the 29th day of October, 2008 JUDGMENT The writ petition is filed mainly with the following prayer:- (ii) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the 2nd respondent to issue the petitioner Caste Certificate as applied vide application dated 22-8-2006 forthwith. Learned Special Government Pleader submits that the matter is now being enquired into by the KIRTADS, as to whether the community to which the petitioner belongs is entitled to the Tribal status as claimed by the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as far as the petitioner is concerned, there has been no dispute whatsoever hitherto and all the members of her family have enjoyed the Tribal status. Be that as it may, since an enquiry is now being conducted and apparently it is time consuming it is only appropriate that a provisional certificate is issued to the petitioner making it subject to the result of the enquiry conducted by the KIRTADS. The needful shall be done within a period of one month from the date of production of a copy of the judgment. The writ petition is disposed of as above. (KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE) ahg. KURIAN JOSEPH, J. ----------------------------------- W.P(C).No.23981 of 2006 ----------------------------------- JUDGMENT 29th October, 2008