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M/S.Indigra Exports Private Ltd., v. The Superintendent Of Police,

2022-07-04Honourable Mr Justice G.K. Ilanthiraiyan7 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 04.07.2022

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN and W.M.P.No.14667 of 2020 M/s.Indigra Exports Private Limited, Rep. by its General Manager Mr.S.Sriram, Nos.359/1 & 2, Kattur Mariamman Kovil Kottai, Adagapadi Village, Dharmapuri - 636 803.

Tamil Nadu.

...Petitioner

-Vs1.The Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri District, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Near District Collectorate, Dharmapuri 636 705.

2.The Inspector of Police, Indur Police Station, Dharmapuri District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Adiyamankottai Police Station, Dharmapuri District.

4.M.Vijayakumar 5.D.P.Murugesh 6.P.Narayanan 7.M.Udhayashankar 8.M.Selvam 1/7

9.A.Velayudham 10.M.Rajkumar 11.K.Ayyandurai 12.B.R.Prasappa 13.Lakshman H Nayak 14.R.Gopi 15.M.Shanmugam 16.M.Mahendran 17.M.Raji 18.P.Muniyappan 19.G.Murugesan 20.A.Subramani 21.P.Murugesan 22.C.Jaganathan 23.M.Kuppusamy 24.G.Kumar 25.M.Loganathan 26.S.Sivakumar 27.P.Chinnasamy 28.R.Subramani 29.P.Venkatesan 30.S.M.Murugan 31.K.Mohan 32.R.Selvasundaram 33.P.Subramani 34.A.Krishnan 35.S.K.Chinnaswamy 36.P.Marimuthu 37.K.Govindhan (R4 to R37 are impleaded as per order in W.M.P.No.15085 of 2020, dated 07.09.2020) ... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to issue a writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents herein to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner's Unit at Nos.359/1 & 2, Kattur Mariamman Kovil Kottai, Adagapadi Village, Dharmapuri - 636 803, Tamil Nadu, their employees, personnel, contractors, visitors, 2/7

vehicles, their machineries and other illustrations therein, for free movement of vehicles carrying the finished, semi-finished goods and raw materials, etc., to and from the petitioner's Unit and to take necessary action so as to ensure that no one prevents ingress and egress of the petitioner's employees, personnel, contractors, visitors, vehicles, etc., to and from the petitioner's Unit and that no strike, protest or demonstration of any kind takes place within 500 metres of the petitioner's Unit and the residences of its employees.

For Petitioner : Mr.Arun Anbumani For Respondents For R1 to R3 : Mr.A.Gopinath Government Advocate (Crl. Side) For R4 to R37 : Mr.Karl Marx

ORDER

This petition has been filed seeking for direction to the respondents herein to provide adequate police protection to the petitioner's Unit at Nos.359/1 & 2, Kattur Mariamman Kovil Kottai, Adagapadi Village, Dharmapuri - 636 803, Tamil Nadu, their employees, personnel, contractors, visitors, vehicles, their machineries and other illustrations therein, for free movement of vehicles carrying the finished, semi-finished goods and raw materials, etc., to and from the petitioner's 3/7

Unit and to take necessary action so as to ensure that no one prevents ingress and egress of the petitioner's employees, personnel, contractors, visitors, vehicles, etc., to and from the petitioner's Unit and that no strike, protest or demonstration of any kind takes place within 500 metres of the petitioner's Unit and the residences of its employees.

2. Heard both sides.

3. Earlier this Court, by an order dated 07.09.2020 granted interim injunction thereby, restraining the respondents 4 to 37 and its members from holding stay in strike at factory premises of the petitioner/Company at Nos.359/1 & 2, Kattur Mariamman Kovil Kottai, Adagapadi Village, Dharmapuri - 636 803, and preventing movement of staff and officers and other persons and ingress and egress of vehicles carrying finished goods and raw materials, till 13.10.2020 and in case of violation of the injunction order, the second respondent police shall extend the necessary protection to the petitioner unit.

4. Further, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that, at present the petitioner/Company itself closed. 4/7

Therefore, nothing survives in this petition to direct the respondents.

5. In view of the above observation, this writ petition stands dismissed. However, if any fresh cause of action arises, the petitioner is at liberty to file a fresh petition. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

04.07.2022 Internet: Yes Index : Yes/No Speaking/Non Speaking order ata To 1.The Superintendent of Police, 5/7

Dharmapuri District, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Near District Collectorate, Dharmapuri 636 705.

2.The Inspector of Police, Indur Police Station, Dharmapuri District.

3.The Inspector of Police, Adiyamankottai Police Station, Dharmapuri District.

4.The Public Prosecutor, Hight Court of Madras, Chennai.

G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN. J, ata 6/7

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