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2016 Supreme(AP) 237

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT HYDERABAD FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AND THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH
M. SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J.
Janni Ganga – Petitioner
Versus
The Govt. of AP rep. by its Principal Secretary to Government, Social Welfare (CV2) Department, Secretariat & Another – Respondents
Writ Petition No. 5983 of 2004
Decided On : 03-06-2016

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:M. Kesava Rao, Advocate
For the Respondents: Government Pleader for Revenue (AP)

Headnote:

Constitution of India, 1950 – Article 226 – Sought for set aside the proceedings – Petitioner who belongs to schedule tribe in year 1972 at age of 10 years, she was admitted in Panchayat Samithi School, in first class by her father – At that time necessary entries were made in school records mentioning her caste as JATHAPU which is a scheduled tribe. By the date of her admission into school, she was only a minor and basing on information furnished by her father, those entries were made – She prosecuted her studies up to V class in the Panchayat Samithi School and later completed her studies in Z.P. High School, Komarada up to X class and she passed X class in year 1983 – In all the school records, her caste was shown as ‘JATHAPU’ which is the scheduled tribe, daughter of Janni Gumpa Swamy. During prosecution of studies, she was a boarder in Tribal Welfare Ashram Girls Hostel enjoyed all benefits of a student belonging to scheduled tribe. She obtained a community certificate from Mandal Revenue Officer who certified that she belongs to scheduled tribe, secured employment in year 1986 as a Single Teacher in the Integrated Tribal Welfare Development Agency, her name was sponsored for training in Teacher Training Course by ITDA and after completion of her training, in the year 1988, she joined in employment – Held, petitioner miserably failed to establish the alleged violation of statutory rule or provision in administrative order passed by the Government in G.O.Ms.No.21 Social Welfare (CV2) Department, dated 28.02.2004, but a fact finding recorded by this court was based in view of the principles referred above cannot be interfered with – In the absence of any violation of statutory rules or provisions, Court cannot exercise power of judicial review in the administrative order. However when the order is irrational or illegal, the court may interfere with the order, but no such illegality or irrationality is brought to my notice in the report of District Level Scrutiny Committee in passing the alleged Government Order and therefore, I find no grounds warranting interference of this court by exercising the power of judicial review under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with the order in G.O.Ms.No.21 Social Welfare (CV2) Department, dated 28.02.2004 passed by the Government. It is made clear that, incidentally, law declared by the Apex Court regarding reinstatement of the petitioner after revoking suspension is only an incidental observation. It will have no effect on the order passed by the Government – Petition is dismissed. (Paras 50 and 51)

JUDGMENT :

1. This petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a writ of Certiorari, setting aside the proceedings in G.O.Ms.No.21 Social Welfare (CV2) Department, dated 28.02.2004 declaring the same as illegal, arbitrary, contrary to the rules, principles of natural justice and to pass consequential orders.

2. The petitioner Smt. Janni Ganga, is the daughter of Sri Janni Gumpa Swamy, who belongs to schedule tribe. In the year 1972 at the age of 10 years, she was admitted in Panchayat Samithi School, Komarada in Vizianagaram District in first class by her father. At that time necessary entries were made in the school records mentioning her caste as 'JATHAPU' which is a scheduled tribe. By the date of her admission into school, she was only a minor and basing on the information furnished by her father, those entries were made. She prosecuted her studies up to V class in the Panchayat Samithi School and later completed her studies in Z.P. High School, Komarada up to X class and she passed X class in the year 1983. In all the school records, her caste was shown as ‘JATHAPU’ which is the scheduled tribe, daughter of Janni Gumpa Swamy. During prosecution of studies, she was a boarder in Tribal Welfare Ashram Girls Hostel, Komarada, enjoyed all the benefits of a student belonging to scheduled tribe. She obtained a community certificate from Mandal Revenue Officer, Komarada on 26.09.1986, who certified that she belongs to scheduled tribe, secured employment in the year 1986 as a Single Teacher in the Integrated Tribal Welfare Development Agency, her name was sponsored for training in Teacher Training Course by ITDA and after completion of her training, in the year 1988, she joined in employment.

3. While the matter stood thus, in the year 1990 Sub-Collector, Parvathipuram has cancelled her caste/community certificate issued by the Mandal Revenue Officer, Komarada on the complaint of Janni Gumpa Swamy, who is the father of the petitioner, wherein he stated that the petitioner is the daughter of another G.Gumpa Swamy, who belongs to Koppala Velama caste, who managed to substitute the petitioner in the place of Janni Ganga D/o. Janni Gumpa Swamy, who discontinued her studies long back. The reason for such complaint is that the petitioner married one Tangudubilli Satyanarayana who belongs to backward class, against the will of her father. She further contended that her children are enjoying the benefits of backward community obtaining ‘BC’ caste certificate.

4. Challenging the order passed by the Sub-Collector, Parvathipuram, the petitioner filed W.P.2259 of 1992 which was allowed by this Court on 29.07.1999 setting aside the order of the Sub-Collector on the ground of competency, however permitted to initiate fresh inquiry.

5. Consequent to the order of the Sub-Collector, Parvathipuram, she was terminated from the service by ITDA, Parvathipuram, and the same was questioned before the A.P. Administrative Tribunal in O.A. No.2101/1992, the same was set aside by the Tribunal on 03.02.1999 holding that the ITDA failed to follow the CCA rules. In view of the orders passed by the High Court and Tribunal, she was reinstated by proceedings dated 29.01.2002 by ITDA Parvathipuram, while, placing her under suspension; later, in pursuance of the directions of the High Court in W.P. No.2259 of 1992 dated 29.07.1999, conducted an inquiry by District Level Scrutiny Committee headed by the Joint Collector as Chairman and in the said inquiry, her father Janni Gumpa Swamy appeared and deposed denying the complaint against the petitioner, while stating that the petitioner was not born to him, but he adopted the petitioner as he had no female child by that time and whereabouts of her natural parents were not known. The petitioner for the first time came to know that she was not born to Janni Gumpa Swamy with whom she was leaving since her childhood. She also appeared before the District Level Scrutiny Committee and testified that s
























































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