1. What is challenged in this Writ Petition is the order, dated 19.09.2013, rejecting the claim of the petitioner for issuance of the Community Certificate for Panniandi Community, which is a Scheduled Caste Community, seeking to quash the same and for consequential direction to the respondents to issue the Panniandi Scheduled Caste Community Certificate to the petitioner.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that he belongs to Panniandi Community, which is a Scheduled Caste Community. In the vicinity of Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri Districts, large extent of Panniandi Community people are residing and they originally carried on their family occupation of rearing pigs. Subsequently, due to modernisation and global development, the said Community people started to change their avocation according to their suitability and now - a - days, the said family occupation of rearing pigs disappeared, but however, some of the families still continue the same. The Revenue Department refused to issue the Community Certificate as Scheduled Caste of Panniandi and Kosangi Communities. There were several representations and demonstration by the said Community people, demanding to recognise their Commun