IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) THURSDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF JULY, TWO THOUSAND AND FOUR PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI DEVINDER GUPTA, THE CHIEF JUSTICE WRIT PETITION No. 17351 of 1994 Between: Bariki Linga Murthy, S/o. B.Chinna Ramalingam. 52/91, J 1/3, Yelukuru Gate, Kurnool Town, Kurnool. ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Colector, Kurnool, Kurnool district. 2 The Regional Joint Director, Dept. of Technical Education, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. .....RESPONDENT(S) Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Affidavit filed herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the 1st respondent herein viz., the Dist., Collector, Kunool to issue Caste Certificate to the petitioner stating that he belongs to Scheduled Caste of Bariki Caste by declaring the action of the 1st respondent in insisting upon suffering from untouchability and its effects as illegal and untenable. For the Petitioner : SMT.K.SESHARAJYAM, ADVOCATE For the Respondents : G.P. FOR EDUCATION The Court made the following : ORDER: The learned counsel for petitioner states that he has no instructions to prosecute the matter. Writ Petition, therefore, is dismissed as such. No costs. ___________________ DEVINDER GUPTA, C.J Dated: 1st July 2004. DA/BSC To 1 The District Colector, Kurnool, Kurnool district. 2 The Regional Joint Director, Dept. of Technical Education, Govt. of A.P., Hyderabad. 3 2 CCs to the G.P. for Education, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad. 4 2 CD copies