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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN
S. Chinnadurai – Appellant
Versus
District Collector, Tuticorin District, Collectorate, Tuticorin – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. writ petition filed for exhumation request. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. usage and classification of land for burial. (Para 4) |
| 3. final dismissal of writ petition. (Para 5 , 6) |
ORDER :
This Writ Petition has been filed for a direction, directing the respondents to consider the Petitioner’s representation, dated 14.8.2009 and remainder dated 27.1.2020 within the time frame fixed by this Court and consequently to direct the respondents to exhume the burried dead body buried in S.No.29/1B in Nangaimozhi Village, Thiruchendur Taluk, Tuticorin District and bury it in the burial ground.
2. Heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and perused the materials placed before this Court.
3. On a perusal of the representation submitted by the Petitioner reveal that a dead body was burried near the Petitioner’s house instead of the place meant for burial. Even according to the Petitioner, the dead body was burried in the year 2009. After a period of 16 yeas, the representation submitted by the Petitioner to exhume the body to burry in the burial ground cannot be considered, since there should not be any corpse of the dead body.
4. However, the learned Additional Government Pleader, o
Proper licensing is mandatory for the establishment of burial grounds; unauthorized usage violates statutory requirements, necessitating adherence to procedural norms.
A burial site requires a license from the Village Panchayat, and procedural lapses in reclassification of land as a burial ground render such actions invalid.
Reclassification of land as a burial ground must follow legal procedures, including obtaining a license and allowing for community objections; failure to do so invalidates the administrative decision....
The Court upholds adherence to statutory provisions for land usage and licensing relating to burial grounds.
Mandamus issued to prevent burial on Vandipadhai land; authorities directed to provide alternative burial ground.
Unauthorized burials in non-designated lands violate rules; must exhume at cost and rebury in notified Mayanam.
The court emphasized the necessity for compliance with statutory regulations regarding burials, reaffirming that unauthorized disturbances of burial grounds are unlawful.
The respondents are mandated under the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act to prevent unauthorized burial or cremation on private lands, affirming the importance of designated burial sites.
The right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India includes the right to dignity and respect, which extends to a person's dead body.
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