The Deputy Director General v. The State Level Scrutiny Committee

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.03.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN W.P.(MD)No.2017 of 2026 1.The Deputy Director General Directorate of Ordnance (C and S) Field Unit Avadi Avadi Chennai 600 054 2.The Chief General Manager, Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli 620016 ... Petitioners Vs.

1.The State Level Scrutiny Committee Rep by its Chairman / The Secretary to Government Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Fort St.George Secretariat Chennai 600 009 2.N.Selvarangam ... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to direct the first respondent to complete the enquiry regarding genuineness of Konda Reddy Schedule Tribe Community Status claim of the 2nd Respondent in a time bound manner.

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For Petitioner : Mr.R.Murali For R1 : Mr.P.T.Thiraviam, Government Advocate.

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.) This writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the first respondent to complete the enquiry regarding genuineness of Konda Reddy Schedule Tribe Community Status claim of the 2nd Respondent in a time bound manner.

2.The case of the petitioners is that the second respondent is an employee under the second petitioner factory. He was appointed under Schedule Tribe Category in a Group D post. During the year 2005, a request was made to the District Collector Office, Salam to confirm the genuineness of the community Certificate submitted by the second respondent. Subsequently, the District Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Officer, Trichy, by a letter dated 08.08.2013 informed the petitioners that the second respondent is not belongs to Schedule Tribe category. Therefore, a charge memo was issued to the second respondent for production of fake community certificate. Challenging the same, the 2/5

second respondent has filed a writ petition in WP.(MD)No.18084 of 2019 before this Court and the same was disposed of on 01.09.2023 by directing the first respondent herein to enquire into the genuineness of the claim made by the second respondent and complete the same, within a period of three months. According to the petitioners, the second respondent is likely to be retired from service and the genuineness of the community status of the second respondent is pending before the first respondent in the year 2023 onwards. Therefore, the petitioners have filed the present writ petition seeking the above said relief. 3.The learned Government Advocate appearing for the first respondent would submit that enquiry has been initiated by the first respondent and the same will be completed within a period of two weeks. 4.Such view of the matter, we direct the first respondent to expedite the enquiry and complete the same, as expeditiously as possible. Accordingly, this writ petition disposed of. No costs. [N.S.K., J.] & [M.J.R., J.] 18.03.2026 GNS 3/5

To The State Level Scrutiny Committee Rep by its Chairman / The Secretary to Government Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare Department Fort St.George Secretariat Chennai 600 009 4/5

N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.

AND M.JOTHIRAMAN, J.

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