THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE V.ESWARAIAH WRIT PETITION No: 22900 of 2005 Dated : 25-10-2005 Between: A.Shantha Kumari. .. PETITIONER and Government of Andhra Pradesh and others. .. RESPONDENTS ORDER: This writ petition is filed questioning the letter dated 19-10-2005 as illegal, arbitrary and violative of principles of natural justice and direct the 2nd and 3rd respondents to forthwith accept the nomination of the petitioner to the post of the Member of the Governing Body of the 4th respondent Society. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner belongs to Scheduled Caste (mala). The petitioner obtained Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificate from the Mandal Revenue Officer, Satyavedu, vide SSID:1018- 0701-9000-1502, dated 14-06-2004. Admittedly, the petitioner has not filed any caste certificate along with nomination paper. On a perusal of the impugned letter dated 19-10-2005, it is obvious that even on the date of scrutiny of nominations, the said SSID certificate was only filed. I am of the opinion that, as the petitioner has not filed any caste certificate on the date of the application, the nomination of the petitioner was rightly rejected on the ground that the petitioner has not submitted appropriate caste certificate at the time of scrutiny. Therefore, it cannot be said that the nomination paper of the petitioner was illegally rejected by the Election Officer. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. However, it is left open to the petitioner to file an election petition in an appropriate court of law, raising all her contentions, if she is so advised for improper rejection of nomination. No order as to costs. __________________ 25-10-2005 Prv