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 s