IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN MONDAY, THE 17TH MAY 2010 / 27TH VAISAKHA 1932 WP(C).No. 36819 of 2009(V) ----------------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- K.M.JAYARAM,S/O.LATE K.M.VELU, RESIDING AT KETTIL HOUSE, P.O.FAROOK COLLEGE – 671 632, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. BY ADVS. MR.T.SETHUMADHAVAN MR.PUSHPARAJAN KODOTH MR.K.JAYESH MOHANKUMAR RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOZHIKODE. 2. REVENUE DIVISION OFFICER, KOZHIKODE. 3. TAHSILDAR, KOZHIKODE. 4. VILLAGE OFFICER, RAMANATTUKARA, KOZHIKODE DISTRICT. MR. M.A. ASIF – GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 17/05/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C).No. 36819 of 2009 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS EXT.P1: COPY OF EXTRACT OF ADMISSION REGISTER OF THE PETITIONER. EXT.P2: COPY OF RELEVANT PAGE OF SSLC BOOK OF PETITIONER. EXT.P3: COPY OF GAZETTE NOTIFICATION DTD 9.12.1987. EXT.P4: COPY OF CASTE CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY R2 TO THE PETITIONER DT. 19.9.1988. EXT.P5: COPY OF APPLICATION FOR CASTE CERTIFICATE SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER BEFORE R3 DATED 1.8.2009. EXT.P6: COPY OF REPORT DT 3.8.2009 ISSUED BY R3. EXT.P7: COPY OF PETTIIONER'S FATHER'S YOUNGER BORTHER'S PRIMARY SCHOOL ADMISSION REGISTER. EXT.P8: COPY OF REPRESENTATION DTD 14.9.2009 SUBMITTED BY PETITIONER TO R1. EXT.P9: COPY OF MEMO DTD 9.11.2009 REJECTING THE APPLICATION DTD 1.8.2009. EXT.P10: COPY OF APPEAL DTD 30.11.2009 FILED BY PETITIONER BEFORE R2. TRUE COPY PA TO JUDGE. S. SIRI JAGAN, J. ------------------------------ W.P.(C) No.36819 OF 2010 ------------------------------- Dated this the 17th day of MAY, 2010 J U D G M E N T The petitioner is aggrieved by the rejection of an application for issue of a caste certificate showing the petitioner as belonging to the 'Hindu-Mannan' community. This Court passed an interim order on 21.12.2009 as follows: “Admit. Issue notice to the respondents by speed post returnable in 10 days. There will be an interim order directing the third respondent to issue a caste certificate to the petitioner to the effect that he belongs to the Hindu-Mannan caste, on a provisional basis subject to further orders to be passed in this writ petition, within one week from the date on which the petitioner produces a copy of this order before him. Hand over a copy of this order to both sides on usual terms today itself”. Now, the petitioner submits that against Ext.P9 order the petitioner has filed Ext.P10 appeal before the second respondent. The petitioner, therefore, submits that the writ petition itself may be disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P10 expeditiously. W.P.(C)No.36819/09 2 2. I have heard the learned Government Pleader also. In the facts and circumstances of the case, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondent to consider and pass orders on Ext.P10 appeal as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of one month from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment after affording an opportunity of being heard to the petitioner. S. SIRI JAGAN, JUDGE acd W.P.(C)No.36819/09 3