{"id":125756,"date":"2007-12-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-06T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/raju-plenthir-vs-the-district-collector-on-7-december-2007"},"modified":"2016-01-02T14:05:51","modified_gmt":"2016-01-02T08:35:51","slug":"raju-plenthir-vs-the-district-collector-on-7-december-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/raju-plenthir-vs-the-district-collector-on-7-december-2007","title":{"rendered":"Raju Plenthir vs The District Collector on 7 December, 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Raju Plenthir vs The District Collector on 7 December, 2007<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nWP(C) No. 13574 of 2004(N)\n\n\n1. RAJU PLENTHIR, CHERUPUSHPA VILASOM,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM.\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, KOLLAM.\n\n3. THE KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.B.KRISHNA MANI\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.ALEXANDER THOMAS,SC,KPSC\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice KURIAN JOSEPH\n\n Dated :07\/12\/2007\n\n O R D E R\n                       KURIAN JOSEPH, J.\n              ---------------------------------------\n                 W.P.(C) NO. 13574 OF 2004\n              ---------------------------------------\n          Dated this the 7th day of December, 2007.\n\n\n                        J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>      The issue raised in this writ petition pertains to dispute on<\/p>\n<p>the caste\/community status of the petitioner.       It is seen that<\/p>\n<p>pursuant to interim order, certificate has been issued.      In the<\/p>\n<p>above circumstances, this writ petition is disposed of making it<\/p>\n<p>clear that in case the competent authority still entertains any<\/p>\n<p>doubt as to the caste status of the petitioner, it will be open to<\/p>\n<p>such authority to conduct necessary enquiry and take appropriate<\/p>\n<p>action in the matter, needless to say, with notice to the<\/p>\n<p>petitioner.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                      KURIAN JOSEPH, JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>smp<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Raju Plenthir vs The District Collector on 7 December, 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM WP(C) No. 13574 of 2004(N) 1. RAJU PLENTHIR, CHERUPUSHPA VILASOM, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, KOLLAM. &#8230; Respondent 2. THE TAHSILDAR, TALUK OFFICE, KOLLAM. 3. 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