BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 20.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.R.SWAMINATHAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE R.KALAIMATHI W.P(MD)Nos.16740 and 17121 of 2015 and W.P.(MD)No.2955 of 2018 and M.P.(MD)Nos.1, 1, 2 and 2 of 2015 and W.M.P.(MD)No.18970 of 2017 and W.M.P.(MD)Nos.3121, 3122 and 4731 of 2018 W.P.(MD)No.16740 of 2015:-

A.A.Jaffer Ali ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Home Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai – 9.

2.The Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, Vallal Seethakathi Nagar, Chennai.

3.The District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, Thanjavur.

5.The Inspector of Police, Pabanasam Police Station, Pabanasam, Thanjavur.

6.Jaffer Ali, The Jamath President, Periya Pallivasal Jamath, Pandaravadai, Thanjavur. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 5 to provide adequate protection to the petitioner's members to execute burial in common burial ground situated at S.F.No.88/A2, Periya Pallivasal, Pandaravadai, Thanjavur.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.M.A.Jinnah For Respondents : Mr.A.Baskaran, Addl. Government Pleader for R1 & R3.

Mr.K.Gnanasekaran, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) for R4 & R5.

Mr.K.K.Senthil for R2 Mr.B.Jameelarasu for R6 W.P.(MD)No.17121 of 2015:-

M.Shajahan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Home Secretary, Government of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai – 9.

2.The Chief Secretary, Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, Vallal Seethakathi Nagar, Chennai.

3.The District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, Thanjavur.

5.The Inspector of Police, Pabanasam Police Station, Pabanasam, Thanjavur.

6.Yusuf Ali, The Jamath President, Periya Pallivasal Jamath, Rajagiri, Thanjavur. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 5 to provide adequate protection to the petitioner's members to execute burial in common burial ground situated at S.F. Nos.129/5, 129/6 & 129/7, Periya Palllivasal, Rajagiri, Thangavur.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.M.A.Jinnah For Respondents : Mr.A.Baskaran, Addl. Government Pleader for R1 & R3.

Mr.K.Gnanasekaran, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) for R4 & R5.

Mr.K.K.Senthil for R2 Mr.B.Jameelarasu for R6 W.P.(MD)No.2955 of 2018:-

Sikkantharsha ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District, Ramanathapuram.

3.The Tahsildar, Ramanathapuram Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. 4.The Inspector of Police, Devipattinam Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

5.Thoufiq, S/o. Kalith Jamath President Puthuvalasi Muslim Dharma Paribalana Sabai, Ramanathapuram District. ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents 1 to 5 to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner's members to execute burial in Survey Nos.50/1, 50/2A, 52(2B), the common burial ground, Puthuvalasai Village, Ramanathapuram District by considering his representation dated

04.02.2018.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.M.A.Jinnah For Respondents : Mr.A.Baskaran, Addl. Government Pleader for R1 & R3.

Mr.K.Gnanasekaran, Govt. Advocate (Crl. Side) for R2 & R4.

Mr.S.A.Ajmalkhan for R5

COMMON ORDER

(By G.R.SWAMINATHAN, J.)

Heard both sides.

2.The writ petitioners are residents of Pandaravadai and Rajakiri villages in Thanjavur District and Puthuvalasai Village in Ramanathapuram District respectively. They belong to Thowheed Jamath. The writ petitioners demand that as when persons belonging to their Jamath pass away, their dead-bodies should be allowed to be buried in the kabristhan located in their villages. This is seriously objected to by the Periya Pallivasal Jamath and Puthuvalasai Muslim