C.R. Sarma, J.

1. Both the above mentioned writ petitions, involve the questions with regard to the right of the petitioners right to Schedule Tribe status and Permanent Resident Certificate. In WP(C) No. 483 (A)/2010, the petitioners No. 2, 3 & 4 are the sons of the petitioner No. 1. The father of the petitioner No. 1 is a Bhutanese and the mothers of the petitioners are Arunachali ladies, belonging to Schedule Tribe. In WP(C) No. 135 (AP)/2011 also the petitioner's father was a Tibetan and his mother was an Arunachali Schedule Tribe.

As both the writ petitions involve similar questions of law and facts and the parties are also represented by the same set of Advocates, as agreed by the learned Counsel, appearing for both the parties, for the sake of convenience, I propose to dispose of both the writ petitions by this common judgment and order.

Facts of the WP(C) No. 483 (AP)/2010:

The first petitioner's father Late Jurme, born in Bhutan, migrated from Bhutan in the early part of 1940 and settled in village Dirang, West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh. In 1946, he married Smti Leiki Chojo of Dungkharpa Clan of Monpa tribal community of Dirang and settled in Dirang.

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