Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan, J.

1. The captioned writ petition is filed challenging the decision rendered by the first Respondent holding that the Petitioner had obtained certificates as to tribal status, to which he was not entitled. The first Respondent issued the impugned decision as per the Chhattisgarh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Regulation of Social Status Certification) Act, 2013, which came into force as per Notification published in the Gazette of 29.06.2013; hereinafter referred to as 'Act'; for short. Though, declaration was sought that Section 7 of the Act is unconstitutional and void, that relief is not pressed.

2. Different grounds are raised by the Writ Petitioner, impeaching the impugned order. They include criticism of the procedure adopted in issuing the impugned decision; non-adherence of due procedure in terms of the Act and the rules framed thereunder, namely the Chhattisgarh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Regulation of Social Status Certification) Rules, 2013; the 'Rules' for short; th