Court directs lawful inquiry into community certificate despite prior validations, disposing writ petition.

ORDER

This writ petition is filed challenging the impugned notice dated

13.04.2026.

2.Upon hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing the material records, the contention of the petitioner is that the petitioner belongs to the Scheduled Caste and a Community Certificate has been duly issued. On earlier occasion, since dispute was unnecessarily raised, enquiry was also conducted and the certificate was found to be valid and correct.

3.Under these circumstances, when the petitioner has raised certain allegations as against the 4th respondent now functioning as the third respondent, and this Court also having entertained the writ petition in WP(MD)No.9394 of 2026, now willfully and unwantedly, without any reason whatsoever, the impugned notice has been issued. The entire exercise is done only to curtail the livelihood of the petitioner and to raise unnecessary dispute and the litigation on the communal status of the petitioner. Therefore, the petitioner has approached this Court.

4.Per Contra, the learned Special Government Pleader would submit that when the doubt is entertained, it is only a notice to appear for the enquiry and it will be open for the petitioner to make all her submissions before the 3rd respondent herself.

5.I have considered the rival submissions made on either side and perused the material records of the case.

6.An apprehension is expressed about the neutrality of the third respondent by impleading her as 4th respondent in the individual capacity. However, I am of the view that when the impugned order is only in the form of a notice summoning the petitioner for an enquiry, esspecially upon perusal of the material records of the case, earlier when an inquiry was conducted by the Additional Superintendent of police, Thirumangalam, pursuant to the direction of the National Commission, dated 22.08.2024 thereby finding that the petitioner belonged to the particular caste and in the community certificate is also issued and that is standing in the name of the petitioner, as on date and further by a communication dated 07.01.2025, the Tahsildar Madurai North, has written to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, expressly stating that the said community certificate is true and correct, the petitioner need not entertain any apprehension. The petitioner shall appear before the 3rd respondent and submit a written explanation by duly enclosing the aforesaid documents in writing. The third respondent shall consider the same and come to the conclusion in the manner known to law.