ORDER :

As all these writ petitions are filed questioning the similar impugned notice dated 07.01.2019 issued by the Chairman & Joint Collector, District Level Scrutiny Committee (DLSC), Kakinada, East Godavari District, directing the petitioners to appear for re-enquiry, they are being disposed by a common order.

2. Impugned notice dated 07.01.2019 was issued to all the writ petitioners under Form-VI of A.P. (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) Issue of Community, Nativity and Date of Birth Certificates Rules 1997 (for short ‘Rules of 1997’) and the said rules were issued in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 20 of A.P. (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993 (Act 16 of 1993).

3. Case of the petitioners in all these writ petitions is that, they were issued valmiki ST caste certificates in the year 2018 and basing on some fake complaint, impugned notices under Form VI were issued to all the writ petitioners, contemplating de nova enquiry into the caste certificates; parents of the petitioners were also issued Valmiki scheduled tribe caste certificates; notices do not