The Order of the Court was as follows :

The petitioner, who is a third party to the suit proceedings in O.S. No. 338 of 1992 on the file of the District Munsif of Pattukottai has filed the above civil revision petition under Art. 227 of the Constitution of India against the ex parte decree passed by the said Court granting permanent injunction restraining any other mosque except the mosque in Adhiramattinam from conducting Jumma prayers, which according to him is patently without jurisdiction. According to the petitioner, the District Munsiff, Pattukottai did not have any jurisdiction to even pass such a decree which has resulted in seriously interfering with the religious rights of the petitioner and several members of the Muslim community living in Adhiramapattinam Town.

2. In order to appreciate the facts and circumstances leading to the filing of the above civil revision petition, the petitioner states that it is the practice of every Muslim to offer prayer five times daily and the Muslims used to offer 'Jumma prayers' in the mosque in and around the locality, where they live. The respondents 2, 3, 4 and 5 are at present controlling the mosque situate in Adhiramapatti