( 1 ) THE first petitioner is the son and the second petitioner Chenchu Naidu is the father. The first petitioner sought for and was provisionally admitted in the First Year M. B. B. S. Course on Oct. 9, 1980 as a Scheduled Tribe (Konda Kapu) on the basis of the caste certificate issued by the Tahsildar, Anakapalle on Aug. 7, 1980 and the Transfer Certificate dt. Oct. 3, 1980 issued by the Anakapalle College. The matter was referred to the Director of Tribal Welfare-2nd respondent for enquiry and report about the genuineness of the social status of the first petitioner.

( 2 ) THE petitioners, at the threat of disciplinary action, appeared before the Director of Tribal Welfare on 24/06/1983 and furnished the unattested copy of the report about the caste verification of the second petitioner issued by the District Collector, Visakhapatnam, dt. 2/07/1964 claiming that he is a Konda Kapu (also known as Kondavalu, Kodu Valu and Koyas ). Their Tribe has no sub-tribes; their family belongs to Naga clan; Vasista is the name of the other tribe; Bellana is their surname; the surnames of their community people are Tadi, Yenni, Boyana, Jain, Golaga; their native place is Gudem