Madras High CourtWP/5792/2017disposed of

International Sri Vaishnava v. The Chief Secretary

2017-03-09Honourable The Acting Chief Justice,Honourable Mr Justice M. Sundar5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 09.03.2017

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.HULUVADI G.RAMESH, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.SUNDAR W.P.No.5792 of 2017 International Sri Vaishnava Ramanuja Samrajaya Sabha( Reg) Rep.by its Secretary Swami Govinda Dasa No.132, Gandhi Road Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram District.

.. Petitioner Vs.

1 The Chief Secretary Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat, Fort St. George Chennai- 600 009.

2 The Secretary Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat Chennai- 600 009.

3 The Secretary Tamil Nadu Water Supply Department Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat Chennai - 600 009.

4 The Secretary Highways Department Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat, Chennai- 600 009.

5 The Secretary Government of Tamil Nadu Municipality and Panchayat Department Secretariat, Chennai-600 009.

6 The Commissioner Hindu Reigious & Charitable Endowments 119, Uthamar Gandhi Road Chennai- 600 034.

7 The Joint Commissioner ( Vellore District) Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Sathuvachari, Vellore.

8 The Assistant Commissioner (Kanchipuram) Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Kanchipuram Collectorate Campus Kancheepuram.

9 The District Collector 10 The Special Officer Town Panchayat East Station 11 The Superintendent Police Kanchipuram.

12 The Executive Officer Sri Adi Kesava Perumal and Sri Bashyakara Swamy Temple .. Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing all the respondents herein to carry out immediately the activities and provide the facilities mentioned in the Annexure to the petition and to maintain the same at Sriperumbudur to ensure the safe conduct of 1000th year birth anniversary of Shri Ramanuja.

For Petitioner Mr.Swami Govinda Ramanuja Party-in-person For Respondents Mr.M.K.Subramanian Government Pleader for respondents 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10 and 11 Mr.M.Maharaja Spl. Government Pleader for respondents 2, 6, 7 and 8

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Acting Chief Justice) Mr.M.K.Subramanian, learned Government Pleader takes notice for respondents, 1, 3 to 5 and 9 to 11. Mr.M.Maharaja, learned Special Government Pleader takes notice for respondents 2 and 6 to 8.

2. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing all the respondents herein to carry out immediately the activities and provide the facilities mentioned in the Annexure to the petition and to maintain the same at Sriperumbudur to ensure the safe conduct of 1000th year birth anniversary of Shri Ramanuja.

3. The petitioner is the Secretary of International Sri Vaishnava Ramanuja Samrajaya Sabha. It is the case of the petitioner that the 1000th birthday of Sri Ramanuja falls on 1.5.2017 and around 20 Lakhs people are likely to attend the celebrations. It is claimed that the petitioner sent representation to the Chief Minister's Special Cell requesting them to take necessary steps to: make the roads safe, navigable and well-lit; remove the risk-posing seemai karuvelam trees both from the road and the temple lands; provide adequate safe drinking water; uninterrupted electricity supply, temporary shelters; toilet facilities; dress-changing rooms for women; allocate adequate parking spaces for vehicles; arrange for medical facilities; fire-safety measures; and provide adequate police presence, and the same has also been forwarded to the functionaries concerned, but they have not taken any action so far. Hence, the present writ petition has been filed for the relief stated supra.

4. On hearing the learned counsel for the parties, we direct the respondent authorities to look into the matter and make necessary arrangements to facilitate the smooth conduct of the birthday celebrations and provide all safety measures taking into consideration the large number of persons/devotees likely to attend the function.

The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. s/d- Assistant Registrar(CO) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar

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