Petitioners sought a mandamus directing issuance of Beda (Budaga) Jangam Scheduled Caste certificates. Respondents produced written instructions showing certificates had already been issued to all four petitioners in 2022, redressing their grievance. The Court closed the writ petition with no order as to costs.
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HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANAAT HYDERABAD (SPecial Original Jurisdiction)
WEDNESDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAYOF SEPTEI\NBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTYFOUR
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLINANDA
WRIT PETITION NOi42441 OF2015
Between:
...PETITIONERS
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...RESPONDENTS
Petition under Article 226of the constitutionof lndia praying that in the circumstances statedin the affidavitfiledtherewith, the High courtmay be pleasedtoissUeanappropriateWrit,orderordirectionparticularlyoneinthe nature of writ of Mandamus declaflngthe inaction of the respondents in issuing the caste certificates tothe petltioners, is highlyillegal, arbitrary,unjust,void and against the constitutionalmandate consequently,direct the respondentsto issue caste certiftcates tothe petitioners.
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Petitron under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circums;tances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the 4th respondent herein to issue Beda (Budaga Jangam Caste as Scheduled caste forthwith, in the interests of justice
Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI CHALLARI NAGESWARA RAO
Counsel for the Respondent No.1 & 2: AGP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE
Counsel for the Respondent No.3 & 4: AGP FOR REVENUE
The Court made the following: ORDER
HON'BLE MRS JUSTICE SUREPALLI NANDA
WRIT PETITION No.42441 OF 2015
ORDER:
Heard Sri Challari Nageswara Rao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.l and 2 and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue appearing on behalf of respondent Nos.3 to 4.
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"...to issue an appropriate Writ Order or direction particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the inaction of the respondents inissuing the caste certificates to thepetitioners is highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, void and against the constitutional mandate and consequently direct the respondents to issue caste certiFicates to the petitioners and pass...".
3 The learned Assistant Government Pleader fot Social W lfare appearinq on behalfor resoonden tNos.1 and2a d learned Assistant Government Pleader for
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Revenue appearinq on behalf of respondent Nos.3 and 4, brinqs on record written instructions dated LO.O9.2O24 and the relevant oortion of the written instructions is extracted here u nder
" It is submitted that the writ petitioners, i.e. Sherla Saritha, Mothe Ajay, Bhootham Jyothi and Sherla Ganesh have filed the present W.P. to issue a writ or direction declaring the inaction of the respondents in issuing the caste certificates to the petitioners is highly illegal, arbitrary, unjust, void and against the constitutional mandate, consequently direct the respondents to issue caste certificates to the petitioners and to pass such other or further orders as are deemed fit and proper in the circumstances of the case and to direct the 4th respondent herein to issue Beda (Budaga) Jangam Caste as Scheduled Caste forthwith.
In this regard it is submitted that Beda (Budaga) Jangam Caste (Scheduled Caste Community) certificates to the petitioners were issued by the 4th respondent i.e., Tahsilrlar, Palakurthi Mandal as shown below:
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| Nameofthe | CertificateNo | Dateofissue |
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| Sherla Saritha | cND022223155520 | t6-07 -2022 |
| MotheAjay | cNDO2222aaL144 | t!-08-2022 |
| Bhootham lyothi | cND022223702456 | 7A-07-2022 |
| SherlaGanesh | SNDO22223702679 | 18-07-2022 |
Thus, the grievance of the writpetitioners has been redressed ".
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and 2 the writ petition is closed. There shall be no
order as to costs.
As a sequel, the miscellaneous petitions, if
any,pending in the Writ Petition shall also stand closed.
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CLOSING THE WRIT PETITION,
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents' inaction in issuing Beda (Budaga) Jangam Scheduled Caste certificates to the petitioners was illegal and whether they should be directed to issue them.
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Sherla Sharida
Mothe Ajay
Bhootham Jyothi
Sherla Ganesh
The State of Telangana, Rep. by its Principal Secretary, Social Welfare Dept.
The District Collector (SW Wing), Karimnagar
Surepalli Nanda
As recorded by the court registry
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