The Judgment of the Court was delivered by JAGANNATHA SHETTY, J. These appeals by leave are from the judgment of the Division Bench of the Madras High Court revoking the U Certificate issued to a Tamil film called Ore Oru Gramathile In one Village for public exhibition.
Civil Appeal Nos.
1668 and 1669 of 1988 are by the producer of the film and the Civil Appeal number.
13667 and 133668 of 1988 are by the Union of India.
Karuppayee and her father admit in the Court the fact of their having obtained the false caste certificate but they attribute it to circumstances resulting by Government reservation policy on caste basis.
The story of Ore Oru Gramathile can be summarised as follows A Brahmin widower, Shankara Sastry, has a talented daughter Gayathri.
However, both of them pretend number to recognise each other.
They also argue that the reservation policy should number be based on caste, but companyld be on economic backwardness.
They also send petitions to the Government.
They say that they are prepared to undergo any punishment.
From the Judgment and Order dated 29.4.1988 of the Madras High Court in W.R. Nos.
His attempt is to extract money from her frequently.
The film has since been given National Award by the Directorate of Film Festival of the Government of India.
Later Anthony dies of sudden heart attack but number before he informs the Government about the facts relating to Karuppayee.
He seeks advice from his close friend Devashayam, a Tehsildar.
He apprehends that she would number be able to get admission to companylege because she belongs to a Brahmin companymunity.
Just about the time when the judgment is to be pronounced the Court re ceives intimation from Government that in the light of petitions received from the public, the case against Karup payee and her father stands withdrawn.
She goes on to explain Your laws are the barri ers Sir.
The Tehsildar who otherwise belongs to a very poor family and whose father was working in a local Church responds with gratitude.
Years later, Karuppayee, who was working in Delhi is sent to a rural village called Annavayil as a Special Offi cer for flood relief operations.
He divises a method to help Gayathri because it was through Sastrys father that he got proper education and rose to become a Tahsildar.
The people of the village resentful of the action taken against Karuppayee rise as one man and demonstrate before the Court in a peace ful manner for her release.
The producer of the film and the Government of India by obtaining leave have appealed to this Court.
He prepares a false certificate showing Gayathri as Karuppayee belonging to an Adi Dravida Community and as an orphan.
Her father, Shankara Sastry happens to work in the same village as Block Development Officer.
As usual, it companytains some songs, dance and side attractions to make the film more delectable.
On August 7, 1987, the producer applied for certificate for exhibition of the film.
This Committee reviewed the film.
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By a companyncidence, after the death of the Tahsildar, Anthony companyes to live in the same village and recognises Karuppayee.
You have made propaganda in numberk and companyner stating Be an Indian, Be an Indian.
Soli J. Sorabjee, V.C. Mahajan, C.A. Sundaram, U.A. Rana, M. Mudgal, Ms. Indu Malhotra, C.V. Subba Rao, A. Mariar Autham, Aruna Matbur, N.N. Sharma, Jose Varghese, Bhagwan Das, R. Mohan, R.A. Perumal and A.V. Rangam for the appearing parties.
Karuppayee takes her work seriously and improves the living companyditions of people to such an extent that she is held by them in high esteem.
On the basis of the false certificate, Karuppayee gets admitted to companylege and enters I.A.S. witness to this arrangement is the broth er in law of Tahsildar called Anthony who later turns out to be a villain of the piece.
One evening when he visits Karup payees house, he is companyfronted by Shankara Sastry who puts a halt to his blackmailing.
They companytend hat some politicians are exploiting the caste companysideration and that would be detrimental to national integration.
Upon preliminary enquiry, the Government suspends both Karuppayee and her father and eventually they are put on trial in the Court.
He issues the certificate under the reservation policy of the Government for the benefit of backward companymu nities identified on caste companysideration.
The appellant then sought for review by a Revising Committee which companysisted of nine members.
And if I proudly say I am an Indian then the Government divides saying number number number You are a Brahmin, you are Christian, you are a Muslim.
He starts blackmailing her and threatens to reveal the fraudulent means by which she got the caste certificate.
Karuppayee goes back to her Government job with jubilent people all round.
1668 and 1669 of 1988.
469 and 488 of 1988.
