HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.27093 of 2011 Date: September 28, 2011 Between: Tati Venkata Siva Kumar … Petitioner And 1. The Government of Andhra Pradesh, rep. by its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Hyderabad & 3 others. … Respondents * * * HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE G. ROHINI WRIT PETITION No.27093 of 2011 O R D E R: By order dated 03.4.2011 passed by the second respondent in exercise of powers conferred under Section 5(1) of the A.P. (SC/ST/BC) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificate Act, 1993 read with Rule 9(7) of the Rules made thereunder, the caste certificate obtained by the writ petitioner was cancelled holding that the same was obtained fraudulently by misrepresenting the facts. Aggrieved by the said order, the writ petitioner preferred an appeal before the first respondent along with an application for stay. Alleging that the first respondent has not considered petitioner’s appeal and no orders have been passed even on his application for stay and in the meanwhile respondents 3 and 4 are likely to take coercive steps on the basis of the order of cancellation dated 03.4.2011, the present writ petition is filed. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for respondents 1 and 2. Having regard to the fact that the petitioner’s statutory appeal is pending before the first respondent and that the petitioner is in service in the Heavy Water Plant, I deem it appropriate to protect the interest of the petitioner till the statutory appeal is decided on merits. Accordingly, without expressing any opinion on merits, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to dispose of the appeal pending on his file against the order of the second respondent dated 03.4.2011 following due process of law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time, the order dated 03.4.2011 passed by the second respondent shall not be given effect to. No costs. ______________ G. ROHINI, J Date: September 28, 2011. Note: Issue C.C. in three days. //B.O.// BSB