APHC010295132025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) TUESDAY, THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION No: 14941 OF 2025 Between: 1. Rayala Harshitha, D/o. R. Babu Rajendra Prasad, Aged about 21 years, Occ: Student, R/o. D.NO.8-10-2-B, Ravindranagar, Eguvakuruvanka, H/o. Ponnetipalem, Madanapalle Mandal, Annamaiah District. 2. Royal Hemanth Karthik, S/o. R. Babu Rajendra Prasad, Aged about 23 years, Occ: Student, R/o D.No.8-10-2-B, Ravindranagar, Eguvakuruvanka, H/o.Ponnetipalem, Madanapalle Mandal, Annamaiah District. ...PETITIONERS AND 1. The State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Principal Secretary, B.C Welfare Department, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. 2. the District Collector, Annamaiah District at Rayachoty. 3. The Tahsildar, Madanapalle Mandal, Annamaiah District. 4. The Revenue Inspector, O/o. Tahsildar, Madanapalle Mandal, Annamaiah District. 5. The Village Revenue Officer, Eguvakuruvanka, Madanapalle Mandal, Annamaiah District. ...RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be m pleased to issue a WRIT OF MANDAMUS declaring the action of the Respondents herein particularly Respondent No.3 in issuing an Endorsement vide Roc A/14/2024, Dt. 10.01.2025 and Proceedings vide Roc.C/04/2025, Dt.30.04.2025 whereby rejecting the Petitioners applications for issuance of BC-B & 0-BC (as per central list) caste certificates with different grounds, without verifying the material available on record and previous caste certificates of petitioners and father of the petitioners as nothing but illegal arbitrary, highhanded and also contrary to the communication vide L.Dis.C3/7118/2010, Dt.20.07.2010 and also violative of well-established legal principles apart from being violative of fundamental and constitutional rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 19, 21 of the Constitution of India and set aside the same and consequently direct the Respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for issuance of Caste and OBC certificates. lA No: 1 OF 2025 Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the Respondents to consider the case of the petitioners for issuance of BC-B & 0-BC (as per central list) Caste certificate by suspending the impugned Endorsement vide Roc A/14/2024, Dt.10.01.2025 and Proceedings vide Roc.C/04/2025, Dt.30.04.2025 pending disposal of the Writ Petition. Counsel for the Petitioners: SRI SURYA, REPRESENTING SRI SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Respondent No.1: SMT.SWAPNA PRIYA, ASST.GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE Counsel for the Respondent Nos.2 to 5: GP FOR REVENUE The Court made the following; ORDER r / ./ APHC010295132025 / IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI (Special Original Jurisdiction) B!¥iB [3331] TUESDAY. THE TWENTY FOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUBBA REDDY SATTI WRIT PETITION NO: 14941/2025 Between: Rayala Harshitha and Others ...PETITIONER(S) AND The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others ...RESPONDENT(S) Counsel for the Petitioner(S): 1.SURESH KUMAR REDDY KALAVA Counsel for the Respondent(S): 1.GP FOR SOCIAL WELFARE The Court made the following: :: ORDER :: Impugning the proceedings issued by respondent No.3 vide Roc.C/04/2025, dated 30.04.2025 (Ex.P1), the above writ petition has been filed. Heard Sri Surya, learned counsel representing Sri Suresh Kumar Reddy Kalava, learned counsel for the petitioners and Smt. Swapna Priya, learned Assistant Government Pleader for Social Welfare, appeared for the respondents. 2. V SRS.J W.P.No.14941 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that the petitioners belonged to BC-B (Perike-Balija), The petitioner's father was also issued BC-B certificate. The petitioners made an application dated 14.11.2024 respondent No.3. Respondent No.3, by the proceedings impugned, directed the petitioners to make to an application before the Tashildar, Filer, for issuance counsel would also submit that before passing the order impugned, respondent No.3 failed to take into consideration the Piler Mandal to the Tahsildar of a caste certificate. Learned Ex.P3-communication from the Tahsildar, Madanapalle. 4. Smt. Swapna Priya, learned Assistant Government Pleader, would contend that a statutory appeal is provided under Rule 10 of the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backwards Classes - Issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates Rules, 1997 (hereinafter referred as ‘the Rules’). 5. At this juncture, learned counsel for the | petitioner will file the appeal as per Rule 10 of the Rules. petitioner would submit that the 6. Given the facts and circumstances of the case, without touching the merits of the matter, the Writ Petition is disposed of, at the stage of admission With the consent of both the learned counsel, giving liberty to the petitioner to file an appeal, as per Rule 10 of the Rules, 1997 issued by respondent No.3 vide Roc.C/04/2025, against the proceedings dated 30.04.2025 (Ex.P1) to the District Collector, Annamayya District. If such an appeal is filed the learned District Collector shall consider the same and pass appropriate orders as expeditiously as possible. No order as to costs. , • As a sequel, pending miscellaneous petitions, if any, shall stand closed. //TRUE COPY// R To, sectjon officer - of Andhra 1. The Principal Secretary, B.C Welfare Department, State Pradesh, Secretariat Buildings, Velagapudi, Guntur District. #5 2. The District Collector, Annamaiah District at Rayachoty. 3. The Tahsildar, Madanapalle Mandal. Annamaiah District. 4. The Revenue Inspector, O/o. Tahsildar, Madanapalle Mandal, Annamaiah District. 5. The Village Revenue Officer, Eguvakuruvanka, Madanapalle Mandal, Annamaiah District. 6. One CC to Sri Suresh Kumar Reddy Kalava, Advocate [OPUC] 7. Two CCs to GP for Social Welfare, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 8. Two CCs to GP for Revenue, High Court of Andhra Pradesh. [OUT] 9. Three CD Copies. gi HIGH COURT DATED:24/06/2025 ORDER WP.No.14941 of 2025 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETITION AT THE STAGE OF ADMISSION WITHOUT COSTS