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G.Sankaran v. The Tamil Nadu State Level Scrutiny Committee Ii

2024-08-19Honourable The Acting Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice P.B. Balaji5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.08.2024 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.D.KRISHNAKUMAR, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.B.BALAJI W.P.No.24185 of 2024 G.Sankaran .. Petitioner Vs 1.The Tamil Nadu State Level Scrutiny Committee-II, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Namakkal Kavingar Maligai, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 rep. by its Chairman.

2.The Director, Tribal Welfare Department, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

.. Respondents Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to fix the enquiry date and pass orders regarding genuineness of Kurumans (ST) community certificate of the petitioner in Certificate No.2640815 in ROC No.402/95 (A3) dated 28.12.1995 issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Dharmapuri, based upon the letter of the

first respondent in Letter No.10265/CVIII/2020-5 dated 22.11.2021. For the Petitioner : Mr.V.Elangovan for Mr.E.Duraivaiyapuri For Respondents : Mr.M.Habeeb Rahman Government Advocate

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus to direct the respondents to fix the enquiry date and pass orders regarding genuineness of Kurumans (ST) community certificate of the petitioner in Certificate No.2640815 in ROC No.402/95 (A3), dated 28.12.1995, issued by the Revenue Divisional Officer, Dharmapuri, based upon the letter of the first respondent in Letter No.10265/CVIII/2020-5, dated 22.11.2021.

2. When the matter was taken up for hearing, learned Government Advocate, on instructions, submitted that the reports of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Cell, Dharmapuri

District, Anthropologist and the Sub-Collector, Dharmapuri, with regard to the claim of genuineness of the community certificate of the petitioner have been received and they are to be placed before the State Level Scrutiny Committee for an enquiry and based on the same, further orders would be passed. He sought eight weeks' time to enable the State Level Scrutiny Committee complete the aforesaid exercise.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner shall extend his fullest cooperation for expeditiously conclusion of the enquiry. The said statement is recorded.

4. In the light of the aforesaid submissions, we dispose of the writ petition with a direction to the first respondent/State Level Scrutiny Committee to conduct an enquiry on the basis of the reports of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Vigilance Cell, Dharmapuri District, Anthropologist and the Sub-Collector, Dharmapuri, and pass appropriate orders, in accordance with law, regarding the genuineness of the Hindu Kurumans Scheduled Tribe

Community Certificate of the petitioner within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs.

(D.K.K., ACJ.) (P.B.B, J.) 19.08.2024 Index :

Yes/No NC :

Yes/No sasi To:

1.The Tamil Nadu State Level Scrutiny Committee-II, Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department, Namakkal Kavingar Maligai, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 rep. by its Chairman.

2.The Director, Tribal Welfare Department, Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.

THE HON'BLE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND P.B.BALAJI, J.

(sasi) W.P.No.24185 of 2024 19.08.2024