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Pattankatti Kadaiyar Peravai(Reg NO.57/2008) v. the Govt of Tamil Nadu

Madras HC23 Jul 2025WP(MD)/11644/2020

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Kadaiyan caste; Pattankatti Kadaiyar Peravai; Devendrakulavelalar / Devendrakula Velalar renaming; inclusion of six castes of Adi Dravidar; Government Committee examination; Serial No.26 Schedule Caste list; SC / ST Order 1950; SC / ST Order (Amendment) Act, 1976; Article 226 writ of Mandamus; Government of Tamil Nadu; Adidravidar and Tribal Welfare Department; National Commission for Scheduled Castes; Ramanathapuram District Collector; writ petition closed; grievance already redressed; no costs; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.

What did the court decide?

No substantive relief adjudicated; the Writ Petition was closed ('No costs') after the Government Pleader submitted that the petitioner's grievance had already been redressed, and the connected miscellaneous petition was likewise closed. ¶32

Pattankatti Kadaiyar Peravai(Reg NO.57/2008) Vs the… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner's Kadaiyan caste should be retained in its present form at Serial No.26 of the Schedule Caste list (per the SC / ST Order 1950 and the SC / ST Order (Amendment) Act, 1976), without being merged with any other Scheduled Caste or renamed under the proposed common name of Devendrakulavelalar.

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Ratio / Principle

Recording the learned Government Pleader's submission that the grievance of the petitioner has already been redressed, the Court closed the Writ Petition with no costs, and also closed the connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P.(MD)No.10134 of 2020). The Court reached no substantive finding on the caste-listing or renaming question.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (Madurai Bench), Division Bench of S.M.Subramaniam and Dr.A.D.Maria Clete, JJ. — W.P.(MD)No.11644 of 2020 filed by Pattankatti Kadaiyar Peravai (Rep. by its Secretary, K.John Sahayaraj), a writ of Mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to (i) remove the petitioner's 'Kadaiyan' caste from the Government's reference to the Committee examining the demand for inclusion of six castes of Adi Dravidar and renaming as Devendrakula Velalar, (ii) refrain from merging it with any other Scheduled Caste or renaming it 'Devendrakulavelalar', and (iii) retain it in its present form at Serial No.26 of the Schedule Caste list per the SC / ST Order 1950 and the SC / ST Order (Amendment) Act, 1976. By order dated 23.07.2025, the Court closed the writ petition solely on the learned Government Pleader's submission that the petitioner's grievance had already been redressed, with no costs, and closed the connected W.M.P.(MD)No.10134 of 2020. No substantive view was expressed on the caste-inclusion/renaming issue; no precedent was cited.

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W.P.(MD)No.11644 of 2020

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED : 23.07.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM

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AND

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THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE

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W.P.(MD)No.11644 of 2020 and W.M.P.(MD)No.10134 of 2020

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Pattankatti Kadaiyar Peravai, Rep., by its Secretary, K.John Sahayaraj

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... Petitioner

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Vs.

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1.The Government of Tamil Nadu, Through its Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai.

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2.Chairman,

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Committee for Examining the demand of inclusion of six castes of Adi Dravidar and renaming as Devendrakula Velalar,

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Fort St.George, Chennai.

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3.The Secretary to Government, Department of Adidravidar and Tribal Welfare, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai.

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4.National Commission for Scheduled Castes, Government of India, State Office, Rep., by its Assistant Director,

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.11644 of 2020

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2^nd Floor, Shastri Bhavan, Chennai-600006.

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5.Directorate of Adidravidar Welfare, Rep., by its Director, Kamarajar Salai, Chepauk, Chennai-05.

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6.The District Collector, Ramanathapuram District. ...Respondents

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PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the 1^st respondent to remove the petitioner's Kadaiyan caste from the Government's reference to the 2^nd respondent and consequently, not to merge / include the petitioner's Kadaiyan Caste along with any other Schedule Caste as per reference and desist from renaming the petitioner's caste under the proposed common name of Devendrakulavelalar or any other name and to direct the respondents to keep the petitioner's caste / community in the present form of Kadaiyan in the serial No.26 of the Schedule Caste list as per SC / ST Order 1950 as well as SC / ST Order (Amendment) Act, 1976.

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For Petitioner : Mr.S.Siva Ilayaraja For R1 to R3, R5 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, & R6 Government Pleader For R4 : Mr.R.J.Karthick

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2/5

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.(MD)No.11644 of 2020

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ORDER

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(Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J. )

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The learned Government Pleader appearing for the official respondents

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would submit that the grievance of the petitioner has already been redressed. Thus, this Writ Petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is also closed.

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(S.M.S., J.) & (A.D.M.C., J.) 23.07.2025

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NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No

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Yuva

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1.The Chief Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Fort St.George, Chennai.

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