1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 10.08.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P.(MD)No.1461 of 2011 and M.P(MD)No.1 of 2011 P.B.Yesuraja ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kattayanvilai, Nagercoil. 5.The Tahsildar, Kattayanvilai, Nagercoil. 6.Narayanavadivu 7.Murugan 8.Nagarajan ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents from in any way preventing the petitioner from conducting prayers in Church premises bearing D.No.169, Kattayanvilai, Agasteeswaram Taluk, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, within the period that may be stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner ... Mr.M.Ajmal Khan For Respondents ... Mr.TR.Janarthanam, Addl. Govt. Pleader for R1 to R.5 Mr.V.P.Rajan for R.6 to R.8 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 ORDER This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner to issue a writ of Mandamus to forbear the respondents from in any way preventing the petitioner from conducting prayers in Church premises bearing D.No.169, Kattayanvilai, Agasteeswaram Taluk, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District, within the period that may be stipulated by this Court. 2. Heard Mr.M.Ajmal Khan, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mr.TR.Janarthanam, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents 1 to 5 and Mr.V.P.Rajan, learned Counsel for the respondents 6 to 8. 3. By Consent, the writ petition is taken up for final disposal. 4. Without going into the merits of the petitioner's claim, the first respondent - District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil, is directed to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 22.01.2011 on its own merit and in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If any third party will be affected by the nature of the relief sought for by the petitioner, the authority shall hear such person to avoid the allegations of violation of principles of natural justice. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case and the authority concerned is free to deal with the matter on its own merit as per law. 5. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(T&P) /True Copy/ Sub-Assistant Registrar To: 1.The District Collector, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Nagercoil, Kanyakumari District. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 3 3.The Superintendent of Police, Kanyakumari District, Nagercoil. 4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kattayanvilai, Nagercoil. 5.The Tahsildar, Kattayanvilai, Nagercoil. +One Cc to The Spl. Govt. Pleader, SR.No.27602 +One Cc to Mr.V.P.Rajan, Advocate, SR.No.27174 rsb rl/8c – 22.8.2011 W.P.(MD)No.1461 of 2011 and M.P(MD)No.1 of 2011 10.08.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/