( 1 ) THE Petitioner-a Scheduled Tribe filed this Writ Petition to issue a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records connected with G. O. Ms. No. 406, Home (Courts-A) Department dated 27-06-1990 and to quash the same as illegal and without jurisdiction.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is residing in a Scheduled Area of Nallakunta Village, Bhadrachalam Mandal, Khammam District. Right from the British rule till date a number of special enactments and regulations are made for the Scheduled areas for administration of Agency Tracts and the ordinary Civil Courts have no jurisdiction over the Scheduled Areas and the provisions of the Civil Courts are also not made applicable in those areas till recently.

( 3 ) FOR the administration of Agency Tracts, the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (Act No. 14 of 1874) (hereinafter referred to as scheduled Districts Act ) was enacted. The said Act came into force in each of the notified Scheduled Districts and the scheduled areas. Section 6 of the Scheduled District Act reads as follows:"6. Appointment of Officers and Regulation of their procedure: The Local Government may from time to time (a) appoint officers to administer Civil and Criminal J