IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.12.2025

CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA,

CHIEF JUSTICE

AND

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN

W.P.No.28092 of 2025

and W.M.P.No.31510 of 2025

C.Baskaran

S/o. Chellappan,

No.4/38, Bajanai Koil Street,

Siruniam Village, Sholavaram Post,

Chennai-600 067, Tiruvallur District.

Petitioner

Vs

1.The District Collector

Tiruvallur District, Collectorate,

Tiruvallur -602001

2.The Revenue Divisional Officer

Railway Station Road,

Ponneri -601 204

3.The Block Development Officer Sholavaram Union, Sholavaram,

Chennai-600 067

4.The Tahsildar

Taluk Office, Sholavaram, Puzhal, Chennai-600 067

5.The Parish Priest, St. Mary Magadaline Church, No.1, Redhills By-Pass, Redhills, Chennai - 600 052, Thirvallure District.

[Respondent No.5 impleaded as per the order dated 2.9.2025 made in WMP No.36518/2025]

Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the 3^rd respondent to consider the petitioner’s representation dated 24.06.2025, not to issue license/certificate for the Christian Graveyard in Survey No.32/1B, at Siruniam Village, Aangadu Panchayat, Sholavaram Panchayat U