V. Dhanapalan, J.

1. These Appeals would arise against the interim order of a learned single Judge of this Court, passed in M.P.Nos.1 and 2 of 2011, in W.P.No.2559 of 2011, respectively.

2. The Writ Petition was one for issuance of a writ of certiorarified mandamus, calling for the records of the first respondent relating to its letter, dated 23.12.2010, quash the same and direct the first respondent to permit the petitioner to participate in the Selection Trials and International Bridge Tournaments as per the rights granted to the petitioner by Notification bearing No.S.O.542 (E), dated 11.04.2005, issued by the third respondent under Section 7-B(1) of the Citizenship Act,1955.

3. The case of the appellant before the writ court was that he is an Overseas Citizen of India in terms of Section 7-A of the Citizenship Act,1955, since February,2006. He, having had been born in Chennai and being an Indian, and having completed his degree course in Madras, has become a naturalized citizen of United States in 1996 and is also registered as Overseas Citizen of India with certain rights. He, being a member of the first respondent/Federation and is stated to be an internationally accl