Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

Since common question of law and facts are involved in these writ petitions, they are heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. The petitioners caste certificates were verified by the District Level Certificate Verification Committee constituted under the Chhattisgarh Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (Regulation of Social Status Certification) Act, 2013 (hereinafter called as 'Act of 2013') on 31.7.2013 and 20.3.2014 respectively and that order has attained finality as there was no challenge of that certificates. Thereafter, some complaints were made to the Collector, Dantewada against the petitioners. The Collector referred the matter to the Sub Divisional Officer (R.), Dantewada and the said Sub-Divisional Officer issued the notices to the petitioners for verification of their caste certificates on 20.2.2016 (Annexure P/1 in all cases), against which, these writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India have been filed by the petitioners.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners would submit that under the Act of 2013, only District Legal Certificates Verification Committee constituted und