THE HONOURABLE SHRI JUSTICE R.SUBHASH REDDY WRIT PETITION No. 12149 OF 2004 Dated 19th December, 2006 Between: D.Vajrapu Deepti … Petitioner And Convenor, Ed.CET-2003, PGRR Centre for Distance Education, Osmania University, Hyderabad and others. …Respondents. ORAL ORDER: The petitioner, who appeared for Education Common Entrance Test for the academic year 2003-04 claimed a seat in B.Ed. under B.C.-A category on the ground that she belongs to ‘Agnikula Kshatriya’. In support of her claim, she submitted a certificate issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Balanagar Mandal. But, however, immediately after admission, the matter was referred to second respondent, Director of Backward Classes Welfare, for verification of the caste status of the petitioner. When the admission was kept pending for want of clearance from the second respondent, the petitioner filed this writ petition in the year 2004. Counter affidavit is filed by the first respondent and no counter affidavit is filed by respondents 2 and 3. In the process of verification of caste status, the second respondent appears to have addressed a letter to third respondent, who, in turn, by letter in Lr.No.C2/2386/2004, dated 5.7.2004 has confirmed the caste of the petitioner as BC-A, Agnikulakshatriya. As much as the petitioner seeks admission for the academic year 2003-04 and the period of study of B.Ed. is only one year, no direction can be given with regard to admission for the said academic year. Therefore, I dispose of the writ petition directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner in the reserved quota basing on the caste certificate issued to her, if the same in force, without any reference to the verification from the second respondent, in case, the petitioner applies for admission in the next academic year. Subject to above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. _____________________ 19.12.2006 R.SUBHASH REDDY, J. VR