( 1 ) WRIT petitioners, prayed for the issuance of appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of certiorari to call for the records relating to and connected with the proceedings of the third respondent in Ref. (B2)9385/93 dated 18. 3. 1997 and quash the same and pass suitable orders.

( 2 ) THE third respondent-District collector by the aforesaid impugned order had ultimately arrived at a conclusion after recording certain reasons that the writ petitioners, belong to Adi Andhra by Caste and Christian by religion, who come under bc-C category but not Valmiki (ST) as claimed by them and hence in exercise of the powers conferred on him as per Section 5 (1) of the Andhra Pradesh (SC, ST and bcs) Regulation of Issue of Community certificates Act of 1993, cancelled Valmiki (S. T.) Community Certificate obtained by them on different occasions from the tahsildar, Rampachodavaram Mandal and the Mandal Revenue Officer, Maredumilli. The said order is assailed on several grounds.

( 3 ) SRI D. V. Sitharama Murthy, the learned Counsel representing the petitioners, would contend that the 3rd respondent did not offer reasonable opportunity to t