IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 13668 of 1998 DATED: 29.6.2007 Between: Chintalapanti Padma petitioner And The District Collector & Chairman District Selection Committee Nellore Respondent THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 13668 of 1998 ORAL ORDER: Questioning the action of the respondents in insisting for production of the social status certificate obtained recently from the department, this writ petition has been instituted. It is stated by the learned counsel for the writ petitioner that pursuant to the interim orders, the writ petitioner was also allowed to participate in the selection process on the strength and basis of the social status certificate obtained by her on 15th July, 1993. The learned counsel also states that the writ petitioner has been appointed. While dealing with some what similar issue in W.P. No. 13913 of 1998, I have already taken the view that so long as the social status certificate produced by the candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes or backward classes is not suspected to be not genuine, the insistence for production of the latest social status certificate is wholly unwarranted. I have taken the view that based on the strength and basis of the social status certificate produced, the candidature be taken into consideration and orders of provisional appointment can be issued pending verification of genuineness of the social status certificate. Therefore the appointment of the writ petitioner in this case cannot be faulted so long as the social status certificate produced by her that she belongs to scheduled caste community is not in dispute, no exception need be taken with regard to her candidature as such. The writ petition is therefore allowed. But, however without costs. ________________________ NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO,J Dated: 29.6.2007 tvk THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE NOOTY RAMAMOHANA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 13668 of 1998 Date: 29-6-2007