IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.N.RAVINDRAN FRIDAY, THE 4TH DECEMBER 2009 / 13TH AGRAHAYANA 1931 WP(C).No. 34961 of 2009(M) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- JAMES, S/O. MANOHARAN, DRIVER, PC, 4TH BATTALION, KANNUR, RESIDING AT CHARUVILLA PUTHAVEDU, KUZHIYAM SOUTH, PERINAD VILLAGE, KOLLAM TALUK, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN RESPONDENTS: --------------- 1. STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 2. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, COLLECTORATE, KOLLAM. 3. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, KOLLAM. 4. THE VILLAGE OFFICER, PERINAD VILLAGE, PERINAD, KOLLAM. 5. THE COMMANDANT, KAP, 4TH BATTALION, MANGATTUPARAMBU, KANNUR. 6. THE EMPLOYMENT OFFICER, EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, KUNDARA, KOLLAM. BY SR. GOVT. PLEADER SRI. SANTHOSH KUMAR THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 04/12/2009, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: P.N.RAVINDRAN, J. --------------------------- W.P.(C) No. 34961 OF 2009 -------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of December, 2009 J U D G M E N T Ext.P9 proceedings dated 24.11.2009 passed by the Tahsildar, Kollam, cancelling the caste certificate issued to the petitioner to the effect that he belongs to Hindu Pulaya community and holding that he belongs to the Latin Catholic Christian community, is under challenge in this writ petition. Under Section 13 of the Kerala (Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1996, the State Government is empowered to revise Ext.P9. The period of limitation prescribed for invoking the revisional jurisdiction of the Government is 90 days from the date of receipt of the order sought to be revised. Ext.P9 was issued on 24.11.2009. The period of limitation prescribed for filing a revision petition before the Government has not expired. The petitioner thus has an effectively and meaningful remedy by way of revision. I therefore find not reason to entertain this writ petition. I, accordingly dismiss this writ petition reserving liberty with the petitioner to move the Government in revision challenging Ext.P9. P.N.RAVINDRAN, JUDGE vps 2