{"id":191891,"date":"2010-02-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/y-a-sugathan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-16-february-2010"},"modified":"2016-09-14T16:12:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-14T10:42:02","slug":"y-a-sugathan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-16-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/y-a-sugathan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-16-february-2010","title":{"rendered":"Y.A.Sugathan vs State Of Kerala on 16 February, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court<\/div>\n
Y.A.Sugathan vs State Of Kerala on 16 February, 2010<\/div>\n
       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nOP.No. 20205 of 1995(E)\n\n\n\n1. Y.A.SUGATHAN\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n1. STATE OF KERALA\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.R.VENKETESH\n\n                For Respondent  :GOVERNMENT PLEADER\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN\n\n Dated :16\/02\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n                                S. Siri Jagan, J.\n                =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=\n                          O.P. No. 20205 of 1995\n                =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=\n              Dated this, the 16th day of February, 2010.\n\n                               J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n
      The petitioner obtained an employment in the Food Corporation<\/p>\n
of India on the strength of a community certificate issued by the 2nd<\/p>\n
respondent, certifying that the petitioner belongs to Thandan<\/p>\n
community, which is recognized as a scheduled caste in the State of<\/p>\n
Kerala. While the petitioner was so continuing as an employee of the<\/p>\n
Food Corporation of India, promotion became due to him. He was<\/p>\n
directed to produce a fresh community certificate certifying him as<\/p>\n
belonging to a scheduled caste. The petitioner applied to the 2nd for<\/p>\n
such a certificate.     It was not issued to him.           Subsequently, the<\/p>\n
petitioner was given a certificate showing that he belongs to Hindu-<\/p>\n
Ezhava known as Thandan community, which is included in the list of<\/p>\n
other backward communities in Kerala. Subsequently, proceedings<\/p>\n
were initiated under Act 11 of 1991 to decide the community status of<\/p>\n
the petitioner.   By Ext. P 24 order, the services of the petitioner in<\/p>\n
the Food Corporation of India were terminated on the ground that he<\/p>\n
obtained the employment misrepresenting himself as belonging to a<\/p>\n
scheduled caste community. It is under the above circumstances, the<\/p>\n
petitioner has filed this original petition seeking the following reliefs:<\/p>\n
      “a)    Declare that the petitioner belongs to Thandan community
\n      which is scheduled caste within the State of Kerala within the
\n      meaning of Scheduled Caste order, 1950.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      b)     Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing Ext. P24.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      c)     Issue a writ in the nature of mandamus commanding the
\n      respondents 3 and 4 to grant the petitioner benefit of the relief
\n      prayed for above.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      d)     Issue a writ of mandamus or other appropriate writ,
\n      direction or order, directing the 2nd respondent Tahsildar to<\/p>\n
      forthwith issue a community certificate in favour of the petitioner
\n      showing that he belongs to the Thandan community, a scheduled
\n      caste, or in the alternative be pleased to direct the 2nd respondent
\n      Tahsildar to consider Ext. P4 application and to grant a certificate
\n      as requested for therein, as expeditiously as possible and within
\n      such time as may be fixed by this Honourable Court.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      2.  Ext. P24 is the order of the Food Corporation of India,<\/p>\n
whereby, the petitioner’s service has been terminated on the ground<\/p>\n
that the petitioner obtained employment on the basis of a certificate<\/p>\n
certifying him to be a member of the scheduled caste and it was<\/p>\n
proved that he does not belong to a scheduled caste. Subsequently,<\/p>\n
on the strength of of the orders of stay, the petitioner continued in<\/p>\n
service and attained age of superannuation on 31-5-2009.<\/p>\n
      3. The petitioner now contends that in view of the decision of<\/p>\n
the Supreme Court in            Palakkad Jilla Thandan Samudhaya<\/p>\n
Samrakshna Samithi & another v. State of Kerala, 1994 (1) KLT<\/p>\n
118, the petitioner cannot be denied the benefit of the certificate<\/p>\n
validly issued to him certifying him as a person belonging to the<\/p>\n
Thandan community, which is recognised as a                   scheduled caste<\/p>\n
community. The petitioner also relies on a Division Bench decision of<\/p>\n
this Court in M.F.A. No. 195\/2005, wherein this Court held that up<\/p>\n
to the date of amendment of the Constitution (Scheduled Caste) Order<\/p>\n
(Amendment) Act, 2007 dated 29-8-2007 by which the term ‘Thandan’<\/p>\n
was modified by the words “excluding Ezhavas and Thiyyas who are<\/p>\n
known as Thandan in the erstwhile Cochin and Malabar Areas”,<\/p>\n
persons who have obtained community certificates certifying as<\/p>\n
belonging to Thandan, which is a scheduled community, is entitled to<\/p>\n
keep the benefits obtained by them till 29-8-2007. The petitioner<\/p>\n
would submit that the petitioner is entitled to the benefit of that<\/p>\n
judgment since the petitioner obtained employment on the strength of<\/p>\n
a valid community certificate issued to the petitioner by the<\/p>\n
appropriate authority.\n<\/p>\n
     4.     The learned Government Pleader would contend that<\/p>\n
notwithstanding the judgment of the Supreme Court and the Division<\/p>\n
Bench, by virtue of Section 16A of the Kerala (Scheduled Castes and<\/p>\n
Scheduled Tribes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates<\/p>\n
(Amendment) Act, 2008, the Government is still entitled to withhold<\/p>\n
pensionary benefits due to the petitioner.\n<\/p>\n
     5. I have considered the rival contentions in detail.<\/p>\n
     6. Section 16A reads thus:\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
            “16A.      Deferment     of    pensionary      benefits–\n<\/p>\n
     Notwithstanding anything contained in any other provisions of this
\n     Act or in any other law for the time being in force or in any
\n     judgment, decree or order of any court, where a person secures
\n     any appointment in the Government or any Government
\n     Undertaking or local authority or any other authority against a
\n     post reserved for Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, by
\n     producing a fraudulent Community Certificate, and      if, on an
\n     enquiry by the Expert Agency it is found that his claim is not
\n     genuine and if the incumbent retires while the enquiry by the
\n     Government    or  the   Scrutiny Committee    is   pending,   the
\n     Government or the Government Undertaking or local authority or
\n     any other authority as the case may be, shall have the power to
\n     defer and withhold the pensionary benefits of the incumbent
\n     pending decision by the Government or the Scrutiny Committee.”<\/p>\n
                                            (underlining supplied)<\/p>\n
I am of opinion that Section 16A would apply only in cases where a<\/p>\n
benefit is obtained by producing a fraudulent community certificate.<\/p>\n
The learned Government Pleader would point out that it is applicable<\/p>\n
where a claim is found not genuine, Section 16A would apply. I am<\/p>\n
not satisfied that the petitioner’s claim is not genuine, at least until<\/p>\n
29-8-2007, in view of the Supreme Court decision and the Division<\/p>\n
Bench decision referred to above, on the subject.<\/p>\n
     7.    I am not satisfied that the petitioner can be denied the<\/p>\n
benefits obtained by him on the basis of a certificate validly issued by<\/p>\n
the 2nd respondent,      certifying the petitioner as belonging to a<\/p>\n
scheduled caste community, especially, in view of the decision in<\/p>\n
M.F.A. No. 195\/2005. Therefore, Ext. P24 is clearly unsustainable.<\/p>\n
Accordingly, the same is quashed. It is declared that the petitioner<\/p>\n
would be entitled to the benefit of the employment obtained by him on<\/p>\n
the strength of a community certificate validly issued to the<\/p>\n
petitioner, which is clearly covered by the decision of the Supreme<\/p>\n
Court.  However, in respect of any claim of the petitioner or his<\/p>\n
children which first arises subsequent to 29-8-2007, shall be decided<\/p>\n
only on the basis of a determination of his community status in<\/p>\n
accordance with Act 11\/1996. The petitioner’s retirement benefits<\/p>\n
shall be disbursed to him, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate,<\/p>\n
within two months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.<\/p>\n
      The original petition is disposed of as above.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
                                          Sd\/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge.\n<\/p>\n
Tds\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kerala High Court Y.A.Sugathan vs State Of Kerala on 16 February, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM OP.No. 20205 of 1995(E) 1. Y.A.SUGATHAN … Petitioner Vs 1. STATE OF KERALA … Respondent For Petitioner :SRI.P.R.VENKETESH For Respondent :GOVERNMENT PLEADER The Hon’ble MR. Justice S.SIRI JAGAN Dated :16\/02\/2010 O R D E R […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-191891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nY.A.Sugathan vs State Of Kerala on 16 February, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/y-a-sugathan-vs-state-of-kerala-on-16-february-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Y.A.Sugathan vs State Of Kerala on 16 February, 2010 - 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