HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. NAGARJUNA REDDY W.P.No.15962 of 2010 Date : 30-12-2011 Between: Dr. Kunchala Vinod Kumar .. Petitioner And Government of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary, Tribal Welfare Department, Hyderabad and others .. Respondents Counsel for petitioner : Sri V. Raja Manohar Counsel for respondent Nos.1, 2 & 4 : Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare Counsel for respondent No.3 : -- The court made the following: ORDER: The petitioner who claims to belong to Scheduled Tribe ommunity (Yerukala), filed this Writ Petition for a mandamus to declare the action of the respondents in not conducting enquiry on his caste status as illegal and arbitrary. The petitioner sought for a direction to the respondents to complete the enquiry within a period of one month. No counter-affidavit is filed. On 21-7-2010, this Court has taken note of the representation made by the learned Government Pleader for Social Welfare that the Director of Tribal Welfare, after holding necessary enquiry with regard to the petitioner’s social status submitted a report on 20-2-2009 to the District Collector, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District, for placing the same before the District Level Scrutiny Committee (DLSC) under the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993 (for short "the Act") and adjourned the case to enable the learned Government Pleader to report to the Court whether any order was passed by the DLSC. As no information was forthcoming, this Court has admitted the Writ Petition on 28- 7-2010 and directed the respondents to complete the enquiry and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law. On 23-8-2010, the learned Government Pleader has represented that the enquiry stood posted before the DLSC for 31-8-2010. Since then, the further progress has not been reported to the Court. Today, at the hearing, the learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare is unable to state the present position. In my opinion, the respondents cannot delay the decision on the petitioner’s social status inordinately. As the issue was already referred to the DLSC almost 1½ years ago, the District Collector of Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District, who is not a party to this Writ Petition, is directed to ensure that the enquiry into the social status of the petitioner is completed and appropriate order is passed in accordance with the provisions of the Act, if not already done, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order. The decision so taken shall be communicated to the petitioner. Subject to the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. As a sequel, WPMP No.20084/2010 is disposed of as infructuous. ________________________ Justice C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy Date : 30-12-2011 Note : Registry shall communicate this order to the District Collector, Sri Potti Sreeramulu Nellore District AM