IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC FRIDAY, THE 22ND FEBRUARY 2008 / 3RD PHALGUNA 1929 W.P(C).No. 5840 of 2008(T) --------------------------------- PETITIONER: -------------- HARIPRIYA.A.H.,AGED 18 YEARS D/O.HARIDASAN.A.P. PRIYA PRASAD, PUTHIYEDATH, ANIYARAM (PO) KANNUR DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.M.SASINDRAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE TAHSILDAR,THALASSERY, KANNUR 2. THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS SANTHI NAGAR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 01. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, SC/ST DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY SPL. GOVT. PLEADER, SRI. P. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 22/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. =============== W.P.(C) NO. 5840 OF 2008 T ==================== Dated this the 22nd day of February, 2008 J U D G M E N T The petitioner prays for directing the 1st respondent to endorse her caste status in Ext.P10 application to be submitted for admission to Professional Degree Course, 2008. It is stated by the petitioner that she belongs to Vannan Community, a Scheduled Caste in the State of Kerala. She wants to apply for the Common Entrance Test, 2008 and this requires a Caste Certificate to be endorsed on Ext.P10, the format of the application. According to the petitioner, that has been declined by the 1st respondent and hence this writ petition. 2. From Exts. P4 and P8, I notice that on previsions occasions, such a certificate was given and therefore, prima facie, I am satisfied that the petitioner has made out a case for a certificate atleast on a provisional basis in order to enable her to submit the application before 29/2/2008. 3. In view of the above, I dispose of this writ petition itself directing that if the 1st respondent feels that any further WPC No.5840/08 :2 : enquiry into the caste status of the petitioner is necessary, he will be free to do that, but then, he shall make necessary endorsements on Ext.P10 certifying that the petitioner belongs to Vannan community in order to enable the petitioner to submit her application for Common Entrance Test, 2008. The said certificate shall be provisional and subject to the final result of the enquiry, if any to be held. It is directed that on production of a copy of this judgment, necessary endorsements shall be made by the 1st respondent on Ext.P10 and that shall be done forthwith. Writ petition is disposed of. ANTONY DOMINIC,JUDGE Rp