Arumugam v. The District Collector
Mandamus – Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India
Case brief
What is this about?
WP(MD) No.6239 of 2024, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, decided 10.02.2026 by Krishnan Ramasamy, J. Petitioner Arumugam sought a writ of mandamus under Article 226 to forbear official respondents (District Collector, RDO, Tahsildar Keelakarai, Village Panchayat President Vannankundu) from granting the 5th respondent Abisheganathan permission to shift and bury a body on patta land Survey No. 309/1A, Patta No.5140, Vannankundu, Keezhakarai Taluk, Ramanathapuram District, based on the petitioner's pending representation dated 01.03.2024. Petition disposed of with direction to the District Collector to decide the representation on merits within eight weeks; no costs; connected WMP(MD) No.5843 of 2024 closed. Keywords: mandamus, pending representation, burial/shifting of body, patta land, eight weeks, disposed without adjudication of merits.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the 1st respondent (District Collector, Ramanathapuram District) to dispose of the petitioner's representation dated 01.03.2024 and pass orders on merits and in accordance with law within eight weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; no costs; connected Miscellaneous Petition (WMP(MD) No.5843 of 2024) closed.