IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 17.10.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI Veedhi Veera Lakshmi ... Petitioner Vs.

1. The District Collector/District Magistrate, Puducherry-605 003.

2.The Deputy Director (HQ), Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry.

3.The Under Secretary to the Government, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Wing, Chief Secretariat, Puducherry.

4.The Deputy Collector (Revenue), Yanam.

5.The Deputy Tahsildhar cum Executive Magistrate, Sub Taluk Office, Yanam.

... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the dismissal order passed by the second respondent in the Appeal Order No.1683/DRDM/C2/2024/1317 dated 05.03.2024 based on the order of rejection of the fifth respondent in Order No.97/STOY/EWS/RES-Refusal/2023 dated 27.09.2023 respectively and quash the same and direct the fifth respondent to issue Nativity Certificate and Economically Weaker Section Certificate to the petitioner to avail the post of Lower Division Clerk.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.S.Seya Ganesh For Respondents : Mr.M.Nirmal Kumar Government Advocate

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed challenging the dismissal order passed by the second respondent in the Appeal No.1683/DRDM/C2/2024/1317 dated 05.03.2024, based on the order of rejection of the fifth respondent in Order No.97/STOY/EWS/RES-Refusal/2023 dated 27.09.2023 respectively and for a consequential direction to the fifth respondent to issue Nativity Certificate and Economically Weaker Section Certificate to the petitioner to avail the post of Lower Division Clerk.

2. The petitioner applied and was selected for the post of Lower Division Clerk under the third respondent herein and was directed to submit Nativity Certificate and Economically Weaker Section Certificate before the office of the fifth respondent herein. The petitioner made an application before the fifth respondent requesting the said Certificates and the same was rejected stating that the petitioner was not a resident of Puducherry and she was married to one Veera Venkata Satya Prasad at Andhra Pradesh and that her name was enrolled in the house scheme governed by Andhra Pradesh and therefore, Nativity Certificate cannot be issued and it was further stated that the petitioner's mother owns a land measuring an extent of 148 sq.mts and tiled house to an extent of 400 sq.ft at Kanakalapeta, Yanam, which was exceeding the limit and hence, Nativity Certificate and Economically Weaker Section Certificate could not be issued to the petitioner.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner was born and brought up at Kanakalapeta, Yanam, and has completed her schooling in the same locality. She was married to one Veera Venkata Satya Prasad, who was previously residing in the State of Andhra Pradesh. It is true that after the marriage, the petitioner started to reside at her mother's house for almost one year from the date of marriage and she has been currently residing at a rental house at No.10-10-30H, Flood Bank Road, Kanakalapeta, Yanam. She has not relocated elsewhere till date. The petitioner states that her name is continuously still in her mother's Ration Card and it is very clear from Aadhar Card, Voter ID and Ration Card existing in her residential address that the petitioner is a resident of Yanam. That apart, she is still residing in a rental house and does not own any property and therefore, the application of the petitioner was wrongly rejected by the fifth respondent.

4. The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondents submits that from the enquiry and spot inspection conducted by the fifth respondent, it was ascertained that the petitioner has been residing at Velangi, Andhra Pradesh along with her husband family since her marriage was solemnized on 26.08.2021.