K.K. Sasidharan, J.

This writ petition is directed against the order dated 12 January, 2015 on the file of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Thiruttani Division, Thiruvallur, rejecting the application submitted by the petitioner for issuing Community Certificates to his minor children on the strength of the Community Certificate issued to him.

The Background:

2. The petitioner is the son of Thiru. N. Subramania Reddy, who was declared as "Konda Reddies" by the Tahsildar, Pallipet. The petitioner was also declared as a member of the "Konda Reddies" community by the Personal Assistant to the District Collector of Madras, stated to be the authority at that point of time empowered to issue Community Certificate.

3. The petitioner, on the strength of the Community Certificate issued to him submitted application before the Revenue Divisional Officer, to issue Community Certificates to his minor children.

4. The respondent rejected the application on the ground that the local enquiry revealed that the petitioner belongs to "Konthalakulam" community and does not belong to "Konda Reddis" community. The respondent in the impugned order indicated that the father of the petitioner by mis-repre