T. Saraswathi v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED :12.09.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH and M.P(MD).Nos.1 and 2 of 2012 T.Saraswathi ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The Superintendent of Police, Tuticorin District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tiruchendur, Tuticorin District.

3.Srikala, Sub-Inspector of Police, Kulasekarapattinam Police Station, Tiruchendur Taluk, Tuticorin District.

4.P.Pitchaiah Mooppan ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents

herein from any way interfering in the civil dispute between the petitioner's family and the fourth respondent herein which is the subject matter of O.S.No.26 of 2011 on the file of the District Munsif Court, Tiruchendur and harassing the petitioner and her family members by doing katta panchayat at the instance of the fourth respondent.

For Petitioner :

Mr.C.Christopher For Respondents :

Mr.A.Thiruvadi Kumar Additional Public Prosecutor for R1 and R2 No-appearance for R3 and R4

O R D E R

This Writ Petition was filed to forbear the respondent Police from interfering with the civil dispute between the petitioner's family and the fourth respondent.

2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that there is already a civil dispute pending between the parties and at the time of filing the writ petition, the suit was dismissed and an appeal was filed

before the Sub-Court, Tiruchendur. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that in view of civil dispute pending between the parties, the respondent Police will not have any role to play and it is left open to the parties to adjudicate the dispute in the civil forum.

3. Recording the submission made by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor, this Writ Petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 12.09.2022 Index : Yes / No Speaking Order : Yes / No ssb

To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Tuticorin District.

2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Tiruchendur, Tuticorin District.

3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

N.ANAND VENKATESH, J.

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