M.Shanmugam v. The Inspector Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 14.11.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA W.P.No.29413 of 2018 M. Shanmugam .. Petitioner Vs.

The Inspector of Police, Sankagiri Police Station, Salem District.

.. Respondent PRAYER : Writ Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent authority to give permission to conduct the dance program at Vaikuntham Village in the place of Vaikuntham Mariamman Kovil Thidal Arulmegu Sri Mariamman Kovil Thiruvizha on 18.11.2018 and subsequently the petitioner representation dated 26.10.2018 at Nalla Thaneer Kuttai, Vaikuntham Village & Post, Sankagiri Taluk, Salem District. For Petitioner : Mr.V.Ravichandran For Respondent : Mr.E.Balamurugan Special Government Pleader

O R D E R

The petitioner has come up with this Writ Petition seeking a direction to the respondent to consider his representation dated 26.10.2018 to grant permission to conduct the dance programme which is scheduled to be conducted on 18.11.2018 at Vaikuntham Mariamman Kovil Thidal, Arulmegu Sri Mariamman Kovil. 2.

Earlier, this Court had granted permission to the petitioner to conduct Adal Padal cultural Programme by imposing stringent conditions. In this regard, the learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the respondent produced a Circular Memorandum in Rc.No.159539/Crime.4(3)/2018 dated 30.10.2018, in which, an instruction has been given to all Commissioners of Police in Cities and all the Superintendents of Police in Districts to ensure the order of the High Court is communicated to all the Inspectors / Station House Officers under their control and the directions are implemented without https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

any deviation. The Memorandum further states that The Inspectors/Station House Officers concerned should get an undertaking from the petitioners/Organizers at the time of granting permission to the said Adal Padal cultural programmes and also to get an assurance from the organizers that there will not be any obscenity or vulgarity in the cultural programme and there will not be any disturbance to the public peace and tranquility.

3.

As already the Director General of Police has authorised the Inspectors/Station House Officers in this regard to take appropriate decision considering the ground reality in any particular area/locality pursuant to the orders of this Court, the respondent is directed to follow the said memorandum and pass appropriate orders based on the petitioner's representation dated 26.10.2018 within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4.

With the above direction, the Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CO) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar rsi To The Inspector of Police, Sankagiri Police Station, Salem District.

+1cc to the Government Pleader, S.R.No. 78330 W.P.No.29413 of 2018 GN(27/11/2018) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/