IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF JULY TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION NO : 18256 of 1993 Between: 1. Kothapalli Jacob, S/o. Sunder Rao, Aged 768 yeasr, Retd. R.D.O., Rajahmundry. 2. Kothapalli Vivekananda Kumar, S/o. Jacob, Aged 30 years, R/o. Rajahmundry, Field Officer, Kakinada, East Godavari. 3. Smt. Kothapalli (Gladya) Jacob, D/o. Jacob, Aged 26 years working as Clerk, Grameena Bank, Peda Tadepalli (Via) Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1. The Joint Collector, East Godavari District. Kakinada. 2. The Divisional Manager, United India Insurance Co., Kakinada. 3. The Branch Manager, Godavari Grameena Bank, Peda Tadepalli (via) Tadepalligudem, West Godavari District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to Counsel for the Petitioners: MR.A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO Counsel for the Respondent Nos.1 and 2: G.P. for Social Welfare Counsel for the Respondent No.3: None The Court made the following : THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE T.MEENA KUMARI and THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN WRIT PETITION No : 18256 of 1993 ORAL ORDER: (Per Hon’ble Smt. Justice T. Meena Kumari) Questioning the proceedings dated 30.10.1993 of the Joint Collector, East Godavari District, Kakinada, the 1st respondent herein, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. Petitioners claim to belong to Valmiki tribe – which is a Scheduled Tribe. They claim that they entered into public service with Valmiki as their caste in the service records. While so, on the basis of the complaint filed by some persons alleging that the petitioners do not belong to Valmiki Tribe, the 1st respondent issued a show cause notice on 2.7.1993 calling upon the petitioners to submit their explanation. Pursuant to which, the petitioners submitted their explanation on 30.8.1993. Thereafter, the 1st respondent issued the impugned proceedings dated 30.10.1993 cancelling the social status certificate of the petitioners. Aggrieved, the petitioners filed the present writ petition. Heard Sri A. Ramalingeswara Rao, learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare for the respondents 1 and 2. In view of the enactment of Andhra Pradesh (SC, ST & BCs) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993 and Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes & Backward Classes) issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates Rules, 1997, a fresh enquiry need to be conducted as to the validity and legality of the Certificates issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Addatheegala on different dates with regard to the caste of the petitioners herein. Hence, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to conduct fresh enquiry into the matter and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law after giving reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. No costs. ___________________ T. MEENA KUMARI,J DATE: 22nd July, 2008 __________________________ RAMESH RANGANATHAN,J pnb