P.Venkatesan v. The Superintendent Of Police

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED 16.11.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA W.P.No.30169 of 2018 P.Venkatesan ...

Petitioner Vs.

1. The Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri District, Dharmapuri.

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

... Respondents PRAYER :

Writ Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to give permission to conduct the cultural program on 19.11.2018 in the event of Sri Mariamman Koil of Sengattampatti Post, Nallampalli Taluk, Dharmapuri District on the petitioner's representation dated 10.11.2018. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Prabhakaran For Respondents : 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 respondents to consider his representation dated 10.11.2018 to grant permission to conduct the cultural programme which is scheduled to be conducted on 19.11.2018 at Sri Mariamman Koil, Sengattampatti Post, Nallampalli Taluk, Dharmapuri District.

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 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 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 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 tranquillity.

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 respondents are directed to follow the said memorandum and pass appropriate orders based on the petitioner's representation dated 10.11.2018 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(CS IX) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar tta/rsi To

1. The Superintendent of Police, Dharmapuri District, Dharmapuri.

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

+1cc to Mr.R.Gopinath, Advocate, S.R.No.78244 W.P.No.30169 of 2018 CS/19/11/2018 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/