IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 3RD MARCH 2009 / 12TH PHALGUNA 1930 WP(C).No. 6229 of 2009(W) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): ------------------ SMT. ACHAMMA THOMAS, BETHEL BHAVAN, HOUSE NO. AP-KI/177A, MARUTHUMMOODU, PARANDODE P.O., ARYANADU VILAGE, NEDUMANGADU, PIN 695 542, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST. BY ADV. SRI.T.H.CHACKO SRI.K.SAJAN KURIAKOSE RESPONDENT(S): -------------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REP. BY THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE TAHSILDAR, NEDUMANGADU TALUK, NEDUMANGADU. 3. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, ARYANADU VILLAGE, ARYANADU, NEDUMANGADU. GOVT.PLEADER SRI.SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03/03/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ============== W.P.(C) NO. 6229 OF 2009 (W) ==================== Dated this the 3rd day of March, 2009 J U D G M E N T Petitioner claims to be a Mala Arayan, a Scheduled Caste entitled to the benefits of reservation. According to the petitioner, her claim is fully fortified by Exts.P1, P2, P5 and P8. 2. She needs a caste certificate for production before Integrated Tribal Development Project and that the certificate is to be produced during the first week of March. It is stated that in view of this, she made Ext.P3 application before the 2nd respondent and orders have not been passed. It is with that grievance the writ petition is filed seeking an order requiring the 2nd respondent to expedite the issuance of certificate in pursuance to Ext.P3. 3. I have heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents, who contests the claim of the petitioner. 4. Evidently relying on the documents referred to above, petitioner claims to be a Mala Arayan entitled to the benefits of reservation. It is based on that claim that the petitioner has made Ext.P3 application before the 2nd respondent. Once an application has been made as above, it is upto the 2nd respondent to conduct whatever enquiry he WPC 6229/09 :2 : deems fit and pass final orders. 5. Since orders have not been passed as above, I direct the 2nd respondent to conclude any enquiry that he deems fit on Ext.P3, and pass final orders. This shall be done as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 8 weeks of production of a copy of this judgment. 6. In the meantime, taking into account the urgency pointed out by the counsel for the petitioner, I direct that on production of a copy of this judgment, the 2nd respondent shall issue a provisional certificate to the petitioner certifying that she belongs to Mala Arayan community, making it clear in the certificate itself that the same is a provisional one and that the same is subject to the outcome of the enquiry to be conducted into the claim of the petitioner. Petitioner may produce a copy of this judgment along with a copy of this writ petition before the 2nd respondent for compliance. Writ petition is disposed of as above. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp