The aggrieved woman had filed a petition in the High Court seeking an order to the authorities to issue the caste certificate. The court was of the view that the members of the curvan -hindu community are recognised as scheduled caste as per the Presidential notification. The Ministry of Home affairs had issued a circular on 02 May 1975 while setting the guidelines for issuance of caste certificate. It is mentioned in the notification of the Ministry of Home affairs that a person who is a member of the schedule caste and schedule Tribe community.He will be continue to be a member of the schedule caste and schedule Tribe community. Even after marrying a person who does not belong to the schedule caste and schedule Tribe community.
Taking note of the above facts, Justice Raja Vijayraghavan V observed that the petitioner was born as a curvan-hindu. Therefore there was no justification for the authorities to reject her application on the ground that she had married a person belonging to the Christian community The Court, while disposing of the petition, directed the authorities that the petitioner's request for caste certificate needs to be reconsidered.