P.Raja v. The Revenue Divisional Officer,
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 25.10.2019 Coram The Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M.SUNDRESH and The Hon'ble Mr. Justice RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN W.P.Nos. 30471, 30474, 30476, 30478 and 30479 of 2019 P.Raja ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30471 of 2019 V.Saravanan ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30474 of 2019 R.Anjalai ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30476 of 2019 P.Sekar ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30478 of 2019 V.Gnanavel ... Petitioner in W.P.No.30479 of 2019 -vsThe Revenue Divisional Officer, Thirukovilur Division, Villupuram District.
... Respondent in W.P.Nos.30471, 30474 and 30476 of 2019 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Thiruvannamalai Division, Thiruvannamalai District.
... Respondent in W.P.No.30478 of 2019 The Revenue Divisional Officer, Thirukovilur Division, Thirukovilur, Villupuram District.
... Respondent in W.P.No.30479 of 2019 Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to conduct the enquiry along with the Head of the Anthropology
Department, School of Social Sciences, University of Madras, Chepauk, Chennai - 5/Anthropologist, who has intimate knowledge in identifying the tribes in respect of the Scheduled Tribe Communities of Tamil Nadu as held by the Apex Court in 1994 SCC
(6) 241 and (2012) 1 SCC 113 and also in the light of the enquiry conducted by the RDOs with the Anthropologist in respect of Villupuram, Tindivanam and Chengalpet District and issue the community certificates to the petitioners and their children in the respective writ petitions namely R.Vinoth Kumar, R.Abitha, R.Shivani and R.Vinothini based on the petitioner's application dated 28.02.2019 (W.P.No.30471 of 2019), S.Balaji, S.Saraswathi and S.Priya based on the petitioner's application dated 22.03.2019 (W.P.No.30474 of 2019), R.Rajalakshmi and R.Rajkumar based on the petitioner's application dated 10.04.2019 (W.P.No.30476 of 2019), S.Vijayalakshmi and S.Surendar based on the petitioner's application dated 23.04.2019 (W.P.No.30478 of 2019), G.Vinoth, G.Ranjith and G.Kanchana based on the petitioner's application dated 21.09.2019 (W.P.No.30479 of 2019). For Petitioner ..
Mr.N.Naganathan in all W.Ps For Respondent ..
Mr.Akil Akbar Ali, Govt. Advocate in all W.Ps COMMON ORDER [Order of the Court was made by M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] In view of the commonality of the issue involved in all these writ petitions, they have been taken up together and disposed of by a common order.
2.In all these cases, the petitioners made applications seeking issuance of certificate as one belonging to Hindu Katunayakkan Community, which is a Scheduled Tribe Community. Now, inasmuch as the applications made are stated to be still pending with the respondent, seeking appropriate orders, these writ petitions have been filed.
3.We have heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents.
4.Learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents would submit that in accordance with law, these applications will be considered and appropriate orders will be passed.
5.In such view of the matter, a direction is issued to the respective respondents to pass appropriate orders on the applications made by the petitioners by conducting enquiry, if so required, in the manner known to law. The aforesaid process will have to be completed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
6.With the aforesaid direction, all these writ petitions stand disposed of. No costs.
s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar mmi/ssm To 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Thirukovilur Division, Villupuram District.
2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Thiruvannamalai Division, Thiruvannamalai District.
+5 CCS to Mr.N.Naganathan, Advocate sr 89588. W.P.Nos. 30471, 30474, 30476, 30478 and 30479 of 2019 RSK(CO) SP(13/11/2019)