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A.Annamalai v. The District Collector

2016-06-17Honourable Mr Justice M. Sathyanarayanan3 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

Dated : 17.06.2016

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.SATHYANARAYANAN W.P.No.20594 of 2016 A.Annamalai Hereditary Trustee:

Sri Arulmighu Moongilkuthu Neikkarapatty & Post, Salem District - 636 010.

... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Salem District, 2.The Tahsildar, Salem (South), ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, for the issuance of writ of mandamus directing the 1st respondent to forthwith grant permission to the petitioner to conduct the Temple Bull Pooja Festival with six Temple Bulls on 21.07.2016 at Arulmighu Sri Moongilkuthu Muniyappan Temple, Neikkarapatty Village & Post, Salem Taluk, Salem District by considering and passing orders on the representation of the petitioner dated 04.05.2016 in terms of the earlier order dated 03.07.2015 in Mu.Mu.21015/2015/C/2.

For Petitioner : Mr.K.Selvaraj For Respondents : Mr.P.Sanjay Gandhi Additional Government Pleader

O R D E R

By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal.

2. The petitioner claims to be the Hereditary Trustee of Sri Arulmighu Moongilkuthu Muniyappan Temple, Neikkarapatty wants permission to conduct "Bull Pooja Festival" and approached the

first respondent on 22.05.2015 in the form of application and it was rejected and it was put to challenge before this Court in W.P.No.17574 of 2015 and this Court directed the said officials to consider and dispose of the representation. Accordingly, permission was granted to conduct the said festival on 23.07.2015.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that for this year also, the petitioner wants to conduct "Bull Pooja Festival" and in this regard, has submitted a representation dated 04.05.2016 and since no orders have been passed, came forward to file this writ petition. It is the further submission of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that in similar facts and circumstances, this Court vide order dated 08.03.2016 made in W.P.No.8515 of 2016, had disposed of the writ petition by taking note of the earlier order dated 17.03.2014 made in W.P.No.6354 of 2014 and prays for appropriate orders.

4. This Court heard the submission of Mr.P.Sanjay Gandhi, learned Additional Government Pleader, who accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

5.

The first respondent vide proceedings in Mu.Mu.21015/2015/C2 dated 03.07.2015, has granted permission to conduct "Bull Pooja Festival" subject to seven conditions and in the light of the same, there cannot be any impediment in directing the first respondent to consider the application/representation dated 04.05.2016 submitted by the petitioner.

6. In the result, this writ petition is disposed of and the first respondent is directed to consider the representation/application dated 04.05.2016, submitted by the petitioner seeking permission to conduct "Bull Pooja Festival" in the light of the earlier order dated 08.03.2016 made in W.P.No.8515 of 2016, on or before 11.07.2016 and communicate the decision taken, to the petitioner. No costs. vsm -s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-IV) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Collector, Salem District,

2.The Tahsildar, Salem (South), + 1 cc to Mr.K.Selvaraj, Advocate SR 33383 + 1 cc to Govt.Pleader SR 33747 pur(co) prk23/6 Writ Petition No.20594 of 2016