ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by N.Mala,J.)

This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to issue community certificate to the petitioner based on her mother's origin.

2. The case of the petitioner is that she belongs to Hindu

Adi-Dravida community which is classified as Schedule Caste Community. She is the permanent resident of Puducherry and her parents belongs to very same Schedule Caste Community having valid birth certificate issued by the Ariyankuppam Commune Panchayat, Puducherry. Though petitioner's father belong to Hindu Adi-Dravida Scheduled Caste Community, he does not have valid documents to prove that he is an origin of Puducherry Schedule Caste.

3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the

Government of Puducherry was following the practice of issuing origin Schedule Caste certificate based on the residential status of father on the basis of O.M.No.9565/C2/Rev/2000 dated 10.11.2000 issued by Revenue

Department, Government of Puducherry. Further, the Government refused to issue community certificate on the basis of the residential status of the Mother vide memorandum dated 10.11.2000 and the same was challenged before this Court in W