M.Karpagavinayagam, J.: There are two writ petitions and one writ appeal filed by Mr.Karuppan, the petitioner herein as party-in-person.

2. The prayer in W.P.No.20425 of 1999 is for a mandamus directing the respondents for vesting the Chennai Rifle Club with the State Government and for further directions.

3. The other writ petition is W.P.No.8121 of 2003 wherein the prayer has been made for direction to the respondents to conduct a coaching camp well in advance to the maximum duration.

4. W.A.No.794 of 2002 would relate to the appeal against the order passed in W.P.No.3252 of 2000 assailing the same on the ground that permission for withdrawal of the writ petition was given to the petitioner without giving opportunity to file a fresh petition.

5. Besides these, the petitioner/party-in-person filed another petition as a contempt petition in C.P.No.368 of 2003 requesting to take contempt action against Sivanthi Adityan, the fourth respondent in W.P.No.20425 of 1999 for having given false particulars in his counter.

6. The case of the petitioner as culled out from the affidavit of W.P.No.20425 of 1999 is as follows:

"The petitioner was a member of the Chennai Rifle Club. Sivanthi