community certificate from the first respondent, on 29.9.1998, stating that he belongs to Kattunayakan community. The said certificate had been issued to the petitioner after a proper enquiry had been conducted and the said certificate had not been cancelled, till date. The elder sister of the petitioner had also obtained a community certificate from the first respondent, on 15.3.1998, stating that he belongs to Kattunayakan community. Similarly, the petitioner's father's brother had also obtained a community certificate from the Tahsildar, Panruti, on 27.6.1989. While so, the petitioner had submitted an application to the first respondent, on 3.8.2011, requesting him to issue a community certificate to his children, namely, B.Bharathi and B.Subasri, stating that they belong to Kattunayakan community. However, the first respondent had passed the impugned order, dated 3.8.2014, rejecting the application filed by the petitioner, without conducting a proper enquiry and without following the principles of natural justice. In such circumstances, the petitioner had preferred the present writ petition before this court, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India.
