Petitioner sought writ of mandamus forbidding conversion of Adi-Dravidar Kuttai land into burial ground. Court noted conversion proposal dropped and petition closed.
Writ petition stood closed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 03.04.2019
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE S.MANIKUMAR AND
THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD
W.P.No.9478 of 2019
Chinnathambi ... Petitioner
Vs.
1. The District Collector,
Salem,
Salem District.
2. The Revenue Divisional Officer,
Mettur,
Salem District.
3. The Tashildar,
Mettur,
Salem District. ... Respondents
Prayer: The Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents 1 to 3 in converting the S.No.132/6, 7, Nangavalli Village, Mettur Taluk, Salem District as burial ground and to direct the respondents to maintain the Adi-Dravidar Kuttai in S.No.132/6, 7, Nangavalli Village, Mettur Taluk, Salem District by considering the representation of the petitioner dated 07.02.2019.
Mr.Chinnathambi, has filed this writ petition contending inter alia that in S.No.132/6 an extent of 0.15.0 hectares and S.No.132/7 an extent of 0.03.5 hectares are classified as AdiDravidar Kuattai, in Nangavalli Village, Mettur Taluk. The petitioner has contended that he made a representation dated
07.02.2019 to the District Collector, Salem / 1st respondent, the Revenue Divisional Officer, Mettur, Salem District / 2nd respondent and the Tahsildar, Mettur, Salem District / 3rd respondent, respectively, stating that lands in S.No.132/6, described as Adi-Dravidar Kuttai should not be converted as Mayanam. Further contending that the said representation is unanswered, the petitioner has sought for a writ of mandamus, forbearing the respondents 1 to 3 in converting the S.Nos.132/6, 7, Nangavalli Village, Mettur Taluk, Salem District as burial ground and to direct the respondents to maintain Adi-Dravidar Kuttai in S.No.132/6, 7, Nangavalli Village, Mettur Taluk, Salem District, by considering his representation dated 07.02.2019.
“ 5. The Public people of that area especially Scheduled Caste (Arunthathiar) are continuously pressing for the creation of Burial Ground for burying the dead bodies for their caste people in the nearby area. The people are burying the bodies in the side of the National Highways MetturNangavalli road and because of that it severely affects the vehicles travelling in that area and in addition to that the National Highways extention work and bridge construction work is going on, the public in that area are facing hardship to bury the bodies. There is continuous road roko in that area if there was any death. So there is a urgent need to find a burial ground for them.
we were not able to convert that into burial ground.
W.P.No.9478 of 2019 PP(CO) CS/08/04/2019
Chinnathambi
The District Collector, Salem
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Mettur
The Tashildar, Mettur
S. MANIKUMAR
SUBRAMANIUM PRASAD
As recorded by the court registry
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