High Court directed Revenue Divisional Officer to expedite consideration of petitioner's application for scheduling tribe certificate for her children within four weeks without adjudicating merits.
Respondent directed to consider application for Community Certificate for petitioner's children on merits and dispose within four weeks.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED 15.10.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M. SATHYANARAYANAN
AND
THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE R.HEMALATHA
WP.No.14206 of 2020 R.Malarkodi ... Petitioner Versus The Revenue Divisional Officer, Dharmapuri, Dharmapuri District. ...Respondent PRAYER:Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India prays to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to consider the application dated 26.09.2017 and reminder dated 16.09.2020 and to issue community certificate to the petitioner children viz., V.Yaazhini and V.Illaiya Visagan that they belong to Kurumans (ST) Community based upon the community certificate already issued to the petitioner and her own brother R.Vijayakumar. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Elangovan For Respondents: Mr.P.Shivashanmugasundaram, Special Govt. Pleader ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by M.SATHYANARAYANAN,J.,]
The petitioner claims that she belongs to the Hindu Schedule Tribe “ Kuruman” Community and in her school records her community is entered as “Kuruman” and that apart, she has been issued with Community Certificate by the respondents on 21.05.1996 stating that she belongs to Kuruman Scheduled Tribe Community. The petitioner would aver that she is working as B.T.Assistant in Government High School, Jelmarampaty, Pennagaram Taluk and in her Service Register, her community was entered as “Kuruman”. It is also pointed out by the petitioner
that her brother namely, Thiru.R.Vijaykumar has also issued with a Community Certificate by the very same respondents by stating that he also belongs to the said community.
and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible, not later than four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and communicate the decision taken, to the petitioner.
Sd/-
Assistant Registrar(L.A)
//True Copy//
Sub Assistant Registrar
sk
To
The Revenue Divisional Officer,
Dharmapuri,
Dharmapuri District.
+1cc to Mr.S.Doraisamy, Advocate Sr.34301
+1cc to the Government pleader Sr.34744
WP.No.14206 of 2020
mg[co]
srg 02/12/2020
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the authorities should be directed to consider the petitioner's application for Community Certificate for her children in view of the alleged delay.
R.Malarkodi
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Dharmapuri
M.Sathyanan
R.Hemalatha
As recorded by the court registry
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