R.Jothi v. The Revenue Divisional Officer

In the High Court of Judicature at Madras Dated : 13.4.2015 Coram :

The Honourable Mr.Justice V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN and The Honourable Ms.Justice K.B.K.VASUKI Writ Petition No.10663 of 2015 R.Jothi

...Petitioner

Vs.

The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruvannamalai.

...Respondent

PETITION under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to pass orders on the application of the petitioner dated 20.9.2012 and the reminder letters dated 19.3.2013, 5.9.2013 and 30.4.2014 for the issuance of community certificate to the petitioner's children viz. G.R.Sharani and V.R.Ashwath that they belong to Kurumans (ST) community based upon the community certificate already issued to the petitioner's late husband Shri V.G.Rajagopal by the then two different Tahsildars and Revenue Divisional Officer, Thiruvannamalai and orders passed by the respondent vide Letter No.Mu.Mu. (A)6714/94 dated 29.11.1996 and proceeding No.Na.Ka.A6/1224/97 dated 19.2.1997. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Elangovan for Mr.K.L.Gudiyannan For Respondent : Mr.R.

Ravichandran, AGP Order of the Court was made by V.Ramasubramanian,J The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition seeking the issue of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondent to consider her application and the reminders for the issuance of a community certificate to her children.

2. Heard Mr.V.Elangovan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr.R. Ravichandran, learned Additional Government Pleader takes notice for the respondent.

3. The petitioner is a widow. Her husband V.G.Rajagopal had a community certificate issued in his favour to the effect that he belonged to Hindu Kuruman's community, classified as a scheduled https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

tribe. The petitioner, on the basis of the certificate that her husband had, applied for the issue of a community certificate to her children. The application and the reminders sent by the petitioner have not been considered and orders passed so far. Therefore, the petitioner is before this Court.

4. It appears that the petitioner's elder daughter is in Plus 2 and her younger son is in 11th Standard. Hence, the respondent is not entitled to keep the application pending without passing orders one way or the other.

5. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent to consider the application of the petitioner dated 20.9.2012 in the light of the community certificate held by the petitioner's husband and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(R) Dt:16/4/2015 True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To The Revenue Divisional Officer, Tiruvannamalai.

+ 1 cc to Government Pleader SR 20264 + 1 cc to Mr.M.L.Gudiyannan, Advocate SR 20161 sr(co) prk16/4 WP.No.10663 of 2015 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/