WP(MD). No.
5285 of 2025
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
Date : 24/03/2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE [Link] [Link] BANU
AND
THE HONOURABLE [Link] [Link]
WP(MD). No.5285 of 2025
[Link] ... Petitioner
Vs
1. The District Collector,
Madurai District, Madurai 625 020.
2. The Revenue Divisional Officer,
Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer,
Collectorate Campus, Madurai 625 020.
3. The Tahsildar,
Madurai North Taluk, Collectorate Campus,
Madurai 625 020. ... Respondents
PRAYER :- Writ Petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of
India, praying this court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the 2nd
respondent herein to issue Hindu ST Kattunayakkan Community
Certificate to the petitioners school going children namely [Link]
and [Link] Baskaran on the basis of the community certificate issued
to the petitioner vide Certificate Number 173193 dated 07.02.2011
within a stipulated time by this Court.
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For Petitioner : [Link]
For Respondents : [Link]
Addl. Government Pleader
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by [Link] BANU, J.)
The writ petition has been filed for a Mandamus directing the 2nd
respondent herein to issue Hindu ST Kattunayakkan Community
Certificate to the petitioner's school going children namely [Link]
and [Link] Baskaran on the basis of the community certificate issued
to the petitioner vide Certificate No.173193 dated 07.02.2011 within a
stipulated time by this Court.
2. By consent of both sides, the writ petition itself is taken up for
final disposal at the stage of admission itself.
3. The case of the petitioner is that he belongs to Kattu Nayakkan
community, which is coming under the category of Scheduled Tribe. The
petitioner and his sisters and brother were issued with Kattu Nayakkan
Community certificate. In the year 2023, he applied community
certificate to his children, who are pursuing their school studies. Though
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the petitioner had applied for community certificate for his children, the
same was not issued. In the meanwhile, the 1st respondent has called the
petitioner for an enquiry and the petitioner has also attended on
13.11.2024. Not being satisfied with the documents submitted by the
petitioner, the 1st respondent again called the petitioner for an enquiry on
03.02.2025, vide proceedings dated 31.01.2025. Though the petitioner
has got the relevant community certificate, the respondents have not
issued the same to his children and hence, the petitioner is before this
Court with this writ petition.
5. The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that since
the petitioner/father is having the certificate, there is no impediment for
the respondents to issue the community certificate to his children.
However, after conducting enquiry about the genuineness of the
certificate, the respondents have not issued the certificate so far. Hence,
prays for appropriate direction.
6. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned
Additional Government Pleader for the official respondents.
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7. Since the petitioner and his siblings belong to ST Kattu
Nayakkan community and the petitioner being the father is also having
the certificate, there is no impediment for the respondents in issuing the
community certificate to the children of the petitioner. Hence, the
respondents are directed to issue the community certificate to the
petitioner's children within a period of four weeks from the date of
receipt of a copy of this order.
8. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed of. No
costs.
[J.N.B.,J] [S.S.Y.,J]
24.03.2025
NCC : Yes/No
Index : Yes/No
RR
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To
1. The District Collector,
Madurai District, Madurai 625 020.
2. The Revenue Divisional Officer,
Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer,
Collectorate Campus, Madurai 625 020.
3. The Tahsildar,
Madurai North Taluk, Collectorate Campus,
Madurai 625 020.
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[Link] BANU, J
AND
[Link], J.
RR
ORDER
IN
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