The court affirmed the need for timely processing of community certificate applications.

JUDGMENT

The limited relief sought for by the petitioner is for a direction to the third respondent to consider and dispose of petitioner’s application dated 29.06.2024 submitted for issuance of a Scheduled Caste certificate for her daughter.

2. Petitioner alleges that she belongs to the Hindu-Pulaya community and her husband was a Christian. Petitioner’s daughter had allegedly been brought up as a Hindu Pulaya, and she had applied for grant of community certificate in her favour. The said application is pending consideration with reference No.1764/2024-E2, as is evident from Exhibit-P7 communication issued by the Thahsildar to the third respondent. According to the petitioner, despite the lapse of almost two years, the application for issuance of community certificate has not been disposed of.

3. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Government Pleader and the learned Standing Counsel for respondents 2 and 3, I am of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction.

Accordingly, there will be a direction to the third respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders after conducting due enquiry on the application submitted by the petitioner dated 29.06.2024, now bearing file No.1764/2024-E2, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within an outer period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

The writ petition is disposed of.

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