R.Vijaya Raman, v. The District Collector And

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 06.11.2015 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.KIRUBAKARAN Writ Petition (MD) No.20223 of 2015 R.Vijaya Raman ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector and Chairman District Level Vigilance Committee, Madurai District.

2.The District Collector, Madurai District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madurai District.

... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records made in Ni.Mu.No.6323/2014.L.dated 19.09.2014 passed by the respondent, quash the same and further direct the 3rd respondent to issue community certificate to the petitioner and to the children of the petitioner namely, Rajakavi, Alagumeena, Veera Ragavendran as Malaivedan community declared as Scheduled Tribe forthwith. For Petitioner : Mr.S.Vellaichamy For Respondents : Mr.M.Alagadevan, Special Government Pleader.

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN,J.) The petitioner has come up with the above writ petition challenging the rejection of his request for the grant of a community certificate.

2.Heard Mr.S.Vellaichamy, learned counsel for the petitioner. 3.Mr.M.Alagadevan, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for the respondents. He submitted that as against the rejection of a request for the grant of community certificate, a remedy of appeal is now provided under G.O.Ms.No.235, Revenue Department, dated 26.06.2015 to the District Collector.

4.Therefore, the writ petition is disposed of permitting the writ petitioner to file an appeal to the District Collector, within a https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Thereafter, the District Collector, shall hold an enquiry and give opportunity to the petitioner to produce relevant documents and pass appropriate orders within a further period of eight weeks. Registry shall return the original impugned order to the petitioner to enable him to file appeal. No costs. Consequently, M.P(MD)No.1 of 2015 is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar sms To 1.The District Collector and Chairman District Level Vigilance Committee, Madurai District.

2.The District Collector, Madurai District.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Madurai District.

+1CC to Mr.M.V.Venkataseshan Advocate Sr.No.65243 +1CC to Spl.Government Pleader Sr.No.65750 Copy to :

The Section Officer, E.R.Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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