THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9195 of 2002 DATED 12.10.2009 BETWEEN: B.Mastanaiah and others … Petitioners AND The District Collector, Ananthapur and others. … Respondents THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE V.V.S.RAO WRIT PETITION No.9195 of 2002 ORDER: The four petitioners statedly belong to ‘Barika’ community. According to them, it is one of the listed Scheduled Castes as per the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950. They applied and obtained community certificates showing them as belonging to Scheduled Caste. In connection with recruitment to the posts of Teachers (District Selection Commission, (DSC 2002)), they approached respondents for community certificate showing them as belonging to ‘Barika’ Scheduled Caste. As their applications were not considered, they filed instant writ petition. Respondents have not filed any counter affidavit even after lapse of seven years after admission of the writ petition. Learned counsel for petitioners has placed before this Court Appendix 1 to Constitution Order in relation to State of Andhra Pradesh item/entry 7 thereof is ‘Bariki’, which is a recognised Scheduled Caste in State of Andhra Pradesh. A reference to Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes - Issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates Rules, 1997 (the Rules, for brevity) would show that for issue of community certificate for ‘Bariki’ Scheduled Caste, the District Collector and all the Mandal Revenue Officers in the State not below the rank of Deputy Tahsildar are competent. Therefore, without expressing any opinion as to whether ‘Barika’ caste is equivalent to ‘Bariki’ as notified in Constitution Order, the writ petition is disposed of directing third respondent to conduct appropriate enquiry contemplated under Rules 4 and 5 of the Rules referred to hereinabove and pass appropriate orders. This exercise may be completed within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. _______________ (V.V.S.RAO, J) 12.10.2009 pln