The prayer in the writ petition is to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to remove the police personnel illegally occupying the Nattukottai Nagarathar Oya Madam, Tiruvadal Street, Tiruvannamalai, Sambuvaroyar District and declare their occupation as illegal, unconstitutional and without any sanction of law.

2. The petitioner claiming to the Managing Trustee of Nattukottai Nagarathar Oya Madam, Tiruvannamalai has come up to this Court with the complaint that the first respondent came to the Madam and directed him to remove the articles belonging to the Madam to enable him to allot the premises to be used as Police Headquarters for the bifurcated North Arcot District, renamed as Sambuvaroyar district. The allegation made is that he refused to give the permission and the Special Officer was accompanied by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai. It is stated in the affidavit that the petitioner gave lawyer's notice on the same day setting forth his objections. It is stated that the presiding deity of Tiruvannamalai, namely, Sri. Arunachaleswarar, is the "Kula Deviam" of the Nagarathar community and their people numbering about two lakhs, spread o