IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HONOURABLE SMT. JUSTICE RENUKA YARA WRIT PETITION NO.37925 of 2025 THE 21^ST DAY OF APRIL, 2026 Between:

Bhumika Gajre …Petitioner AND The State of Telangana and 4 others …Respondents

ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:

“ … to issue an appropriate Writ Order or direction more particularly in nature ofWrit of Mandamus declaring action of the Respondents in rejecting the caste certificate application applied for the Education purpose of the Petitioner with a single line order without mentioning proper details and not allowing Petitioner to get benefits of their caste for education purpose is illegal, arbitrary, unconstitutional and violation of Article 14, 15 and 21A of the Constitution of and consequently, direct the 3^rd and 4^th Respondents to consider the Application of the Petitioner dt.23.10.2025 and issue Caste Certificate to the Petitioner for her Education purpose and …..”

2. Heard Mr. B. Kiran Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S. Yogesh, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 and learned Assistant Government Pleader for Revenue for respondent Nos.3 and 4. Perused the entire record.

3. The minor petitioner is pursuing Intermediate in Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Ameerpet. She submitted an application dated 23.10.2025 to respondent No.3 for issuance of Caste Certificate showing her under SC category. Said application was rejected by respondent No.4 vide impugned Endorsement dated 23.10.2025 on the ground that required documents are not submitted. Aggrieved by the same, the present writ petition is filed.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the impugned endorsement does not contain any reasoning as to the nature of documents that were not submitted and the reason for rejection of the application. Further, reliance is placed upon proceedings No.12017/02/2017-SCD (R.L.Cell), dated 03.10.2019 issued by the Director (Admn.), Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, where a direction was issued to all the Chief Secretaries of all the State Governments and Union Territory Administrations to consider the caste status of offspring of separated/divorced/single women on the basis of caste of their mother as per legal ratio laid down in Rameshbhai Dabhai Naika v. State of Gujarat and others, (2012) 3 SCC 400

5. The learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare appearing for respondent Nos.1 and 2 opposed the writ petition stating that the petitioner has submitted a Memorandum of Understanding dated 04.12.2013 showing settlement between the parents of the petitioner without any judicial order pursuant to Memorandum of Understanding. The Memorandum of Understanding only indicates a settlement but not formal grant of divorce or separation between the parents of the petitioner. Until such a document is produced, the learned Assistant Government Pleader states that the case of the petitioner for grant of Caste Certificate on the basis of mother’s Caste Certificate cannot be considered. To consider the caste of the petitioner for grant of Caste Certificate under SC category based on her mother’s certificate, the legal status of mother being divorced or separated or single has to be demonstrated. In the instant case, no such documents were produced. Further, the learned Assistant Government Pleader relied upon the Presidential Order in Proceeding No.35/1/72-R.U. (SCT-V), where the case of persons who have migrated from one State to other seeking issuance of Caste

Certificate was considered. In the instant case, the petitioner’s father is a resident of State of Karnataka, therefore, the VRO who conducted enquiry has reported that the petitioner has migrated from the State of Karnataka to State of Telangana and therefore, she is not entitled to issuance of Caste Certificate.

6. In reply, the lea