D.Sankar @ Gowri Sanker, v. The Principal Secretary,

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 01.06.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.24438 of 2018 D. Sanker @ Gowri Sanker ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Principal Secretary, (Religious Endowments Department) Tamilnadu Government, St.George Fort, Chennai - 600 009.

2.The Deputy Secretary Home (Police - 16) Department, St. George Fort, Chennai - 600 009.

3.The District Collector, Chennai District Collector Office, Singara Velan Maligai, No.62, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001.

4.The Director General of Police, (DGP) Dr. Radha Krishna Salai, Chennai - 600 004.

5.The Commissioner of Police, No.132, E.Vi.Ka Sampath Salai, Vepery, Chennai - 600 107.

6.The Inspector of Police, (Law & Order) R 10, M.G.R. Nagar Police Station, Chennai - 600 083. 7.The Assistant Engineer, Chennai Corporation Ward 137, Zone 10, Chennai - 600 078.

8.Masjid E Noor Mosque, Rep.by its : The incharge / Manager, Barathi Nagar, N.S.C Bose Street, Nesapakkam Village, Chennai.

... Respondents Prayer: Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for the issuance of writ of mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 7 to consider the representation made by the petitioner on 03.07.2017 to the respondents to remove Horn Type Loud Speaker and Amplifiers for the unlawful constructed Mosque in Chennai District, Mambalam Taluk, Nesapakkam Village, Chennai Corporation Ward 137, Barathi 1/3

Nagar, N.S.C Bose Street, Masjid E Noor Mosque. For Petitioner : Mr. K. Yuvaraj For Respondents : Mr. E. Balamurugan, Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed for the issue of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to remove the Horn Type Loud Speaker from the eighth respondent-Mosque. 2.

Mr. E. Balamurugan, learned Special Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents submitted that based on the status report filed by the sixth respondent-Police, the Horn Type Loud Speaker has been removed by the Mosque and the same can be recorded by this Court.

3.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the representation made by the learned Special Government Pleader can be recorded and appropriate orders can be passed in this writ petition.

4.

Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case and subsequent development that has been taken place in this case, the status report filed by the sixth respondent and the submission made by the learned Special Government Pleader is recorded.

5.

This writ petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar AT 2/3

To 1.The Principal Secretary, (Religious Endowments Department) Tamilnadu Government, St.George Fort, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The Deputy Secretary Home (Police - 16) Department, St. George Fort, Chennai - 600 009.

3.The District Collector, Chennai District Collector Office, Singara Velan Maligai, No.62, Rajaji Salai, Chennai - 600 001.

4.The Director General of Police, (DGP) Dr. Radha Krishna Salai, Chennai - 600 004.

5.The Commissioner of Police, No.132, E.Vi.Ka Sampath Salai, Vepery, Chennai - 600 107.

6.The Inspector of Police, (Law & Order) R 10, M.G.R. Nagar Police Station, Chennai - 600 083. 7.The Assistant Engineer, Chennai Corporation Ward 137, Zone 10, Chennai - 600 078.

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