Court dismissed writ petition seeking issuance of Hindu Kattunayakan ST community certificate. Upheld that petitioner must avail remedy with District Collector first before approaching State Level Scrutiny Committee.
No order as to costs. Connected miscellaneous petition closed. No direction for fresh enquiry.
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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 18.12.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G. JAYACHANDRAN AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN
W.P.(MD)No.36316 of 2025 and
W.M.P.(MD)No.28896 of 2025
S.Senthilkumar
... Petitioner
Vs.
PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records relating to the impugned order passed by the third respondent has mechanically rejected the petitioner's online application, vide application No.TN 520250705693 and TN 5202507056715 dated 05.07.2025 and quash the same as illegal and consequently direct the first respondent to conduct fresh enquiry and to issue the Hindu Kattunayakan Scheduled
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Tribe (ST) Community certificate to the petitioner daughter namely, S.Sanjeenvini Sriya and S.Prajeeth Agnivel based on the petitioner appeal, dated 15.09.2025 within a period that may be stipulated by this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Palanichamy For Respondents : Mr.S.R.A.Ramachandran (R1 & R2) Special Government Pleader
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.)
The petitioner herein is before this Court seeking certiorarified mandamus to quash the order passed by the third respondent rejecting the request to issue a community certificate to the children of the petitioner mentioning that they are belonging to Kattunayakkan Schedule Tribe (ST) Community and for a consequential direction to the first respondent to issue the community certificate as sought for by the petitioner.
2.In catena of judgments, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case and as well as the Hon'ble Full Bench of this Court, has considered in extenso the issue regarding issuance of community certificate to the persons belong to SC/ST Community and the same stands conclusively settled by the applicable Government Orders and judicial pronouncements.
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3.In light of the above decisions, the online application of the petitioner for issuance of community certificate was considered and rejected by the Revenue Divisional Officer. As per G.O.Ms.No.147, Revenue (RA-3(2)] Department, dated 17.03.2016, against the rejection order, the appellate authority is the District Collector. Hence, the request of the learned counsel for the petitioner to refer the matter to the State Level Scrutiny Committee is untenable. Even after availing the appellate remedy, if the petitioner has any further grievance, he can very well approach the redressal committee, namely, State Level Scrutiny Committee.
4.In view of the above deliberation, this writ petition is dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. There shall be no order as to costs.
[G.J., J.] & [K.K.R.K., J.] 18.12.2025
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner can approach the State Level Scrutiny Committee without exhausting the appellate remedy before the District Collector under G.O.Ms.No.147.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
S.Senthilkumar
The Chairman/Secretary to Government, The Tamilnadu State Level Scrutiny Committee
The District Collector, Thoothukudi District
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Thoothukudi
DR.G. JAYACHANDRAN
K.K. RAMAKRISHNAN
As recorded by the court registry
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