JUDGMENT :

B. Mohanty, J.

1. The petitioner has filed the present writ petition praying for quashing of the order dated 22.01.2022 under Annexure-2 whereby, her Caste Certificate issued under Annexure-1 was cancelled.

2. The case of the petitioner is that, she happens to be a permanent resident of village Kusumi under Tentulikhunti Police Station in the district of Nabarangpur. She applied for issuance of a Caste Certificate in her favour before the Tahasildar, Tentulikhunti (opposite party No.3). The opposite party No.3 conducted the enquiry through concerned Revenue Inspector and being satisfied about the caste of the petitioner as “Dambo” which is recognized as Scheduled Caste under Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1915 issued Caste Certificate in her favour on 18.01.2022 under Annexure-1. Suddenly without any rhyme and reason and without issuing any notice to the petitioner to show cause and without causing any enquiry, the Tahasildar, Tentulikhunti abruptly intimated cancellation of the above noted Caste Certificate vide letter dated 22.01.2022 issued under Annexure-2 to the Election Officercum- Block Development Officer, Tentulikhunti. The petitioner came to know about s