M. Venugopal, J.

The petitioner has filed this writ petition as a resident in the larger interest of the public Nathamedu, praying for the relief of issuance of Writ of Certiorarified

Mandamus calling for the entire records in Na.Ka.No.39318/2006/l3 dated 211. 2006 passed by the first respondent viz., the District Collector, Namakkal District and quash the same and consequently directing the first respondent viz., the Collector, Namakkal District to allot permanently the existing burial ground situated in the Government land comprised in Survey No.112/2 for the Nathamedu Village people for performing their last funeral rites in the burial ground continuously.

2.According to the petitioner, in the Mangalam Village Panchayat there are 16 hamlets one among them is the Nathamedu hamlet wherein there are population of 500 persons residing in the Nathamedu hamlet for more than years together for 3 generations by their forefathers and that Village people living in Nathamedu hamlet was having their free access in the Government land in Survey No.112/2 and they were performing last funeral rites in the said land for these years using the same as burial ground.

.3. It is the furt