IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 2ND JUNE 2011 / 12TH JYAISHTA 1933 WP(C).No. 17788 of 2003(P) ------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- ASWITH.K. AGED 11 YEARS, REP. BY HIS FATHER AND NATURAL GUARDIAN KRISHNAN, RESIDING NEAR KHADI CENTER, ANANDASHRAM P.O., RAMNAGAR, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADV. SMT.N.SHOBHA RESPONDENTS: ------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVT., MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS, SASTRI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI. 2. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY ITS SECRETARY, SC/ST DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, TRIVANDRUM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, HOSDURG, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. 4. THE PRINCIPAL, SAINIK SCHOOL, KAZHAKOOTAM, SAINIK SCHOOL P.O., TRIVANDRUM. 5. THE PRINCIPAL, JAWAHAR NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA, PERIYE, KASARAGOD DISTRICT. BY ADVS. SRI.V.K.MOHAMMED YOUSUF, ADDL.CGSC FOR R1,R4 SRI.M.K.DAMODARAN, SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR R5 SMT. RANI DIOTHIMA, GOVERNMENT PLEADER. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 02/06/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No.17788/2003 Order on I.A. No.3358/2003 in W.P.(C) No.17788/2003 Closed. 02.06.2011 Sd/- T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. A P P E N D I X PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT. P1 : COPY OF LETTER DTD. 3.6.03 OF R3. EXT. P2 : COPY OF LETTER DTD. 20.3.03 OF R2. EXT. P3 : COPY OF GAZETTE OF INDIA NOTIFICATION No.10 DTD. 7.1.03 ISSUED BY R1. EXT. P4 : COPY OF LETTER DTD. 21.11.02 OF R2 TO R1. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS: NIL. // True Copy // P.A. to Judge. smp T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, J. --------------------------------------- W.P.(C) No.17788 OF 2003 --------------------------------------- Dated this the 2nd day of June, 2011. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is mainly aggrieved by the non publication of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 2002 and the inclusion of 'Marati' tribal community therein. 2. It is pointed out by the learned counsel for the petitioner that a similar writ petition namely, W.P.(C) No.17513/2003 has been dismissed by a Division Bench of this Court. In the light of the above, as the issue is covered against the petitioner, this original petition is dismissed. T.R. RAMACHANDRAN NAIR JUDGE smp