O R D E R

The petitioner was born on 01.05.2005 at Jipmer Hospital, Puducherry.

He claims that his father is a native of Puducherry and that his family has been living for seven generations in Puducherry in the same family house. According to him, his father had moved temporarily to Chennai and later to Kolappakkam in Kanchipuram District, all in the pursuit of better employment prospects. He had studied from the 1st to 12th standards in Societe Progressiste High School, Pondicherry. He now aspires for a medical seat and hopes to secure the same in Puducherry.

2. All statutory documents, such as Voter ID, Aadhar and Ration cards, according to the petitioner, reveal the residence of the petitioner and his family in Puducherry only. His application for issuance of Nativity Certificate had however come to be rejected by the Tahsildar, Puducherry/R3 on 25.07.2023 and an appeal challenging the same had also come to be been dismissed on 20.10.2023 by the Deputy Collector (Revenue) North, Puducherry. The authorities have concluded that the family is permanently residing at Kolapakkam, Kundarathur and the petitioner vehemently denies this.

3. He points out that R3 has issued an OBC caste certi