1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 21.10.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.N.BASHA and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL W.P.(MD)No.12134 of 2011 P.Murugesan .. Petitioner Vs 1.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madurai. 3.The Tahsildar, North Taluk, Madurai. .. Respondents Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to issue the Community Certificate to the petitioner's school going children on his application dated 25.02.2011 in the light of the judgment reported in 2010 WLR Page 1123, within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Ms.Nisha Banu For Respondents : Mr.S.Venkatesh, Government Pleader O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by K.N.BASHA, J.) The petitioner has come forward with the present writ petition for a mandamus directing the respondents to issue the Community Certificate to the petitioner's school going children on his application dated 25.02.2011 in the light of the judgment reported in 2010 WLR Page 1123, within the time stipulated by this Court. 2.Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner preferred an application for the issue of Community Certificate, to the second respondent and the second respondent, in spite of conducting enquiry, has not passed any order for issuing the Community Certificate to the petitioner, and as such, the petitioner has been constrained to approach this Court by way of filing the present writ petition with the above said prayer. 3.Mr.S.Venaktesh, learned Government Pleader would submit that already steps have been taken by conducting enquiry and only the order alone to be passed, and that the second respondent will pass the order at the earliest point of time. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4.We have carefully considered the submissions made on both the sides and perused the materials available on record. 5.The fact remains that, admittedly, on the submission of the application by the petitioner for the issue of Community Certificate, the second respondent has already conducted an enquiry, but till date, he has not passed the order. In view of the same, without going into the merits of the claim made by the petitioner in his application dated 25.02.2011, this Court is constrained to direct the second respondent to consider the application of the petitioner dated 25.02.2011, by affording opportunity to the petitioner, and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law, within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 6.The writ petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Crl.side) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar(C.S) To 1.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madurai. 3.The Tahsildar, North Taluk, Madurai. KM W.P.(MD)No.12134 of 2011 21.10.2011 TR :09.11.2011: 2p/4c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/