1. Heard the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties concerned.

2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order, dated 30.11.2011, issued by the first respondent, cancelling the Documents writers Licence of the petitioner, for a period of 3 months, from the date of receipt of the said order.

3. The main contention of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner is that Rule 16 of the Tamil Nadu Document Writers Licence Rules, 1982, empowers the District Registrar to suspend or cancel the licence of the document writers, if the said licence had been issued, authorising the persons to practice as a document writers in the offices of the District Registrar or the Sub-Registrar. However, a licence issued to the petitioner, to practice as a document writer, in all offices of the State of Tamil Nadu could be suspended or cancelled only by the Inspector General of Registration.

4. From the records available before this Court, it is seen that the Document Writers Licence, issued in favour of the petitioner, had been renewed, upto 31.12.2013. However, the said licence had been cancelled for a period of three months, by an order p