Sampath @ Sampath Gounder v. The District Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.05.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN W.P.No.15257 of 2023 and W.M.P.No.14750 of 2023 Sampath @ Sampath Gounder ... Petitioner Vs 1.The District Superintendent of Police, Office of the District Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai District.

2. Inspector of Police, Santhavasal Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

3. Karunanakaran

4. Rajesh ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent to consider petitioner's representation dated 22.02.2023 and 20.03.2023 requesting to grant police protection for relaying the water pipelines damaged by the 3rd and 4th respondents as against the order dated

03.02.2023 passed in I.A.No.2 of 2023 in O.S.No.11 of 2023 by the District Munsif Court, Polur, Tiruvannamalai District, within the time frame to be fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.D.Thirumoorthy For Respondents : Mr.E.Raj Thilak, Additional Public Prosecutor.

O R D E R

The prayer made in this Writ Petition is to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the second respondent seeking police protection for re-laying the water pipelines damaged in violation of the order passed by the District Munsif Court, Polur, Thiruvannamalai District in I.A.No.2 of 2023 in O.S.No.11 of 2023 dated 03.02.2023.

2. The prayer cannot be granted without hearing the respondents 3 & 4. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted at this stage that the respondents 1 & 2 may be directed to consider his representations dated 22.02.2023 & 20.03.2023.

3. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor would submit that the petitioner may approach the second respondent with a copy of the

representation and they will take action in accordance with law.

4. In view of the above, there shall be a direction to the petitioner to submit the copy of the representation and approach the second respondent. On receipt of said representation, the second respondent shall act in accordance with law and take such action as he deems fit as expeditiously as possible.

5. Accordingly, this writ petition is closed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. 11.05.2023 kmm/ep

SUNDER MOHAN, J kmm/ep To 1.The District Superintendent of Police, Office of the District Superintendent of Police, Tiruvannamalai District.

2. Inspector of Police, Santhavasal Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District.

W.P.No.15257 of 2023 Dated: 11.05.2023