1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 30.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.N.BASHA AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL Writ Petition (MD)No.13660 of 2011 A.Sahaya Arasu ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector,Kanyakumari District,Nagercoil. 2.The Tahsildar, Agastheesvaram Taluk,Tahsildar Office,Nagecoil, Kanyakumari District. 3.The Zonal Deputy Tahsildar, Vadiveesvaram Village,Agastheesvaram Taluk,Tahsildar Office, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. ... Respondents Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to issue a fresh community certificate, within a specified time. For Petitioner : Mr.L.George Paul Anto For Respondents: Mr.K.Mahendran, Spl.Govt.Pleader. ORDER [Order of the Court was made K.N.BASHA, J] The petitioner has come forward with this writ petition seeking for a direction to the respondents to issue a fresh community certificate to him. 2.Mr.K.Mahendran, learned Special Government Pleader, takes notice on behalf of the respondents. By mutual consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final hearing at the time of admission itself. 3.Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the 3rd respondent has issued a community certificate on 06.07.2011 to the petitioner to the effect that he belongs to "Christian Paravan". He would further submit that in the said certificate, earlier the caste name was mentioned as "Christian Paravar" and subsequently, the said caste, namely "Christian Paravar" was struck-off and re-written as "Christian Paravan", without there being any counter signature to the said correction and when the petitioner made a request to the authority concerned to counter sign such correction, the same was refused. Therefore, it is contended that the said authority, namely the 3rd respondent, may be directed to issue a fresh community certificate, mentioning the caste of the petitioner as "Christian Paravan". 4.Heard Mr.K.Mahendran, learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, on the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5.The fact remains that the petitioner has been issued with a community certificate, dated 06.07.2011, certifying that he belongs to "Christian Paravan". But, it is seen that earlier it was written as "Christian Paravar" and later, it was struck-off and re-written as "Christian Paravan", without there being any counter signature to the correction made and as such the petitioner had sought for such an endorsement by the 3rd respondent, but the said plea of the petitioner was rejected. 6.In view of the same, we are constrained to direct the 3rd https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 respondent to issue a fresh community certificate, mentioning the caste name of the petitioner as "Christian Paravan", as mentioned in the Certificate dated 06.07.2011. It is made clear that such an exercise shall be completed within a period of three weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 7.With the above direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs. SD ASST REGISTRAR(RECORDS) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR Gb To: 1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District,Nagercoil. 2.The Tahsildar, Agastheesvaram Taluk,Tahsildar Office, Nagecoil, Kanyakumari District. 3.The Zonal Deputy Tahsildar, Vadiveesvaram Village, Agastheesvaram Taluk, Tahsildar Office, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. SB:14/12/2011 2P 4C Order in W.P.(MD)No.13660/2011 Dated:30.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/