APHC010722122022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI [3460]

(Special Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY,THE SIXTH DAY OF FEBRUARY TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIX PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION NO: 42618/2022 Between:

Vennela Gangabhavani ...PETITIONER AND The State Of Ap and Others ...RESPONDENT(S)

Counsel for the Petitioner:

1. THOTA S V L NARASIMHASWAMY Counsel for the Respondent(S):

1. GP FOR REVENUE

2. GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following:

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE NYAPATHY VIJAY WRIT PETITION No.42618 of 2022

O R DE R:

1. The Writ Petition is filed questioning the endorsement in RC.No.244/2022/SA, Dated 02.12.2022 rejecting the request of the Petitioner for issuance of Integrated Community Certificate in favour of the Petitioner as “Kondakapu of Scheduled Tribe Community’ as illegal and arbitrary.

2. The Petitioner claims to belong to the ‘Kondakapu Community,’ which is a Scheduled Tribe. As the Petitioner was selected and appointed to the post of A.P. Mahila Police vide Rc.No.2974/DSC- 2019, dated /2019, issued by the Respondent No.2 under the quota meant for Scheduled Tribes, she submitted an application for issuance of the Integrate