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