Tahsildar, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai District. Subsequently, as per G.O.Ms.No.1773 dated 23.06.1984, the SC & ST Amendment Act 1976, her father obtained Kattunayakan community certificate from the 3rd respondent vide proceedings dated 23.03.1987. Further, the petitioner family shifted from Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai District to Ranipet, Vellore District during 1988, since her father was employed in Southern Railways. Her mother Vijaya and the petitioner's husband father Mr.Manohar are siblings, born to late Perumal and Kamatchi. The petitioner's husband belongs to the same Kattunayakan community. Further, the petitioner's father late B.Purusothaman is none other than the son of late Balakrishnan, who is the brother of the petitioner's late grandmother Kamatchi who is non other than her grandmother through her mother Vijaya. Therefore, all of them are blood relatives and married within the family. After marriage, the petitioner shifted to Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai District from Ranipet, Vellore District and started her matrimonial home and two sons were born viz., S.Naveen, aged 17 years and S.Nithish, aged 15 years. The petitioner applied for community certificate before the respondents, however, the same was not issued. Since her son Naveen wished to pursue his higher studies, the college management requested to produce the community certificate.