1. Aggrieved by the proceedings of the Second respondent dated 15. 86, the petitioner has approached this court for quashing the same on various grounds.

2. The case of the petitioner is briefly stated hereunder:-He is a permanent resident of Padalayar Kulam Village, Nanguneri Taluk of Tirunelveli District. He belongs to Sholaga community. In the year 1975, he applied for the post of Trainee Technician in the Telephone Department and on 24. 75 he was appointed as a Trainee Technician. On 24. 76 he was appointed as a Technician in the Department of Telephones, Pattukottai. He had submitted a certificate given by the Tahsildar, Nanguneri dated

26. 7.7 4 to the effect that he belongs to Hindu Sholaga community which is recognised as a Scheduled Tribe. It is stated that while he was working as Transmission Assistant in the Telephone Exchange, Kovilpatti, due to some petitions given against him, the genuineness of the community certificate produced by him was referred by the Divisional Engineer (Telegraphs) Tuticorin to the Collector, Tirunelveli for field verification. Pursuant to the said reference an enquiry was conducted by the Sub-Collector, Cheranmahadevi, the third r