Chennai (Tamil Nadu): The Madras High Court refused to direct the concerned officer to issue the 'No caste no religion' certificate, saying that the district tahsildars have no authority to issue such type of certificates and they have the authority to issue only the certificates mentioned in the list.
Justice S M Subramaniam dismissed a writ petition filed by Santhosh, who hails from Tirupathur district of Tamil Nadu. Santhosh had filed a case in the Madras High Court seeking an order to issue him a certificate of 'No caste no religion' from the Tirupathur collector.
Justice Subramaniam, who heard the case, said, "Being a good citizen is the greatest contribution to the development of our great nation. The wish of the petitioner, who has sought a certificate of belonging to a different caste and religion, is commendable. However, if such certificates are issued, some problems will arise."
