THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA W.P.No.13133 of 2006 Dated 10th JULY 2006 Between: S.Sreeramulu S/o Siruvalapa, 57 years Occ. Sub Divisional Police Officer R/o Dy.S.P. Bunglow, Bommala Sathram Nandyal town, Kurnool district. … Petitioner And: The District Panchayat Officer, Anantapur Ananthapur district & 4 others … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE P.S. NARAYANA W.P.No.13133 of 2006 ORDER: Heard both the counsel. 2. This Court issued notice before admission on 29.06.2006. The relief prayed for in the Writ Petition is to issue a writ or order or direction one in the nature of writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to supply the certified copy of the birth extract of the petitioner as per the Memo issued by the 1st respondent under proceedings Roc No.22/Pts.A7/2006, dated 24.05.2006 by declaring the action of the respondents in not supplying the certified copy of the birth extract of the petitioner as arbitrary, illegal and unjust and pass other suitable orders. 3. Several factual details had been narrated in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition. It is needless to say that unless there is any other statutory prohibition or otherwise, the birth extract being a public document, the petitioner is entitled to the certified copy. 4. In view of the same, the writ petition is hereby allowed. No order as to costs. ___________________ P.S. NARAYANA, J Dated: 10th JULY 2006 BSS