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2005 DIGILAW 82 (AP)

P. Usha Rani v. District Collector and District Magistrate, Nizamabad District

2005-02-01

C.Y.SOMAYAJULU

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C. Y. SOMAYAJULU, J. ( 1 ) PETITIONER made an application to the 2nd respondent - Mandal Revenue Officer, armoor for issuance of a Caste Certificate. The Caste Certificate was issued with her maiden surname, describing her as the daughter of Narsimlu, but not as the wife of bojanna as sought by her in her application. Therefore, she made an application to the 2nd respondent-Mandal Revenue Officer to change her surname and include the name of her husband in place of her father s name in the caste certificate, to enable her to contest the ensuing Panchayat Elections. Since thai application was not considered on the ground that as per the existing system, the caste certificate will have to be issued to the applicant, with original surname; she would have to follow the procedure prescribed in G. O. Ms. (P) No. 819 General administration (General-C) Department, dated 8-12-1977 for change of her name in the caste certificate. ( 2 ) WHEN the writ petition came up for admission, the learned Judge gave an interim direction to the respondents to issue the community certificate to the petitioner showing her as belonging to B. C. "b" category with her surname as p and her husband s name It is stated that such certificate was issued to her.