IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN WEDNESDAY, THE 31ST JANUARY 2007 / 11TH MAGHA 1928 WP(C).No. 1780 of 2007(J) ------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------ LIZY. J., D/O.JAMES, AGED 36 YEARS, PRASAD VILASAM, PADUPPAKARA P.O., KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.C.A.CHACKO SMT.C.M.CHARISMA SRI.N.A.SHAFEEK RESPONDENTS: ------------- 1. THE TAHSILDAR, KOLLAM. 2. THE DISTRICT OFFICER, KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION KOLLAM DISTRICT. R1 BY GOVT. PLEADER SRI.I.V.PRAMOD R2 BY ADV.SRI.P.C.SASIDHARAN, S.C. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 31/01/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, J ------------------------------------------- W.P(C).No.1780 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------- Dated this the 31st day of January, 2007 JUDGMENT Ext.P2 has been issued by the Tahsildar on the request of the petitioner for a certificate that she belongs to non creamy- layer category. The case of the petitioner is that she is a Christian-Parava Convert and it is accordingly that she has applied for the certificate to claim reservation. The Tahsildar in Ext.P2 has come out with the finding that on the basis of inquiry, it is revealed that the petitioner is a Christian Latin Catholic Community member, living and following as per the rituals of that community and not a Christian-Parava Convert as shown in the S.S.L.C. Book. Under such circumstances, unless the petitioner sustains her previous identity as belonging to Christian-Parava community, no question of applying for non creamy-layer certificate would arise. Without prejudice to any legal remedies for the petitioner in that regard, this writ petition is dismissed. THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN Judge kkb.