IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE SEVENTEENTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE ELIPE DHARMA RAO WRIT PETITION NO : 5714 of 2000 Between: B.Nagaratnam, W/o. A.V.Ranga Reddy, R/o. Warangal ..... PETITIONER AND 1 The District Collector Warangal. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Hanamkonda, Warangal. .....RESPONDENTS 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 a writ, order or direction more in the nature of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to determine and issue the Schedule Caste Certificate to the children of the petitioner Master A.Ujwal Dinesh Reddy and A.Snigdha Samskruthi by declaring the proceedings of the 2nd respondent issued in Memo No.A2/277/2000 dt: 3/2/2000 as illegal. Counsel for the Petitioner: MR.K.ANANTHA RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: ORDER: Assailing the proceedings No.A2/277/2000 issued by the 2nd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer, Hanamkonda, dated 03-02-2000, as illegal, this writ petition has been filed by the petitioner. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare. It is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner belongs to schedule caste by birth (Madiga) and to that effect, the Tahsildar, Karimnagar, has issued proceedings No.L.Dis.A6/904/85, dated 19-01-1985, confirming her caste. Later, she had entered into an inter-caste marriage with one Sri A.V.Ranga Reddy. Out of wedlock, she has a son and a daughter. Thereafter, the petitioner made an application before the 2nd respondent on 02-02-2000 to issue schedule caste certificate to her children. But, the 2nd respondent vide order dated 03-02-2000 refused to issue the certificate, without enquiring into the matter, wherein, the petitioner was directed to obtain the caste certificate from her native place as the marriage was inter-caste marriage, it is very difficult to enquire into the matter and to issue the certificate. Aggrieved by the said order, the present writ petition has been filed. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case, I do not find any illegality in the impugned order passed by the 2nd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer, Hanamkonda, dated 03-02-2000, as the petitioner has to obtain the Social Status Certificate from the Mandal Revenue Officer of her native place, in view of the Act enacted by the Government. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. _______________ 17-06-2005 Prv To 1 The District Collector Warangal. 2 The Mandal Revenue Officer, Hanamkonda, Warangal. 3 Two CCs to G.P. for Social Welfare, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad (OUT). 4 Two CD copies.