The prayer in the writ petition is for issuance of a writ of certiorari to quash the impugned order, dated 16.06.2006, passed by the first respondent, whereby and whereunder he has cancelled the enjoyment certificate issued in favour of the petitioner.

2. The short facts of the case are as follows:

According to the petitioner, from 2005 he has been in absolute possession and enjoyment of the landed property, comprised in Survey No.52 of Perumbakkam Village, Tambaram Taluk, Kancheepuram District, measuring an extent of 9231 sq.ft. The said land has been termed as “Gramanatham”. He had applied for enjoyment certificate before the first respondent. By order, dated 10.10.2005, the first respondent had certified that the petitioner has been in absolute possession and enjoyment of the said property. The procedure for issuance of enjoyment certificate has been prescribed in Rule 15 of the Village Administrative Officers and Citizen Procedural Rules. In respect of Gramanatham property, the procedure adopted by the first respondent for issuance of enjoyment certificate is that the person, who wants enjoyment certificate, should apply for the same and the first respondent would condu