Sheik Rawther v. The Commissioner Of Prohibition And Excise

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 24.03.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY Sheik Rawther ... Petitioner vs.

1.The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2.The District Collector, Pudukkottai - 622 005.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Tahsildar, 5.The Assistant Commissioner of Excise.

Collector Office Campus, Pudukkottai - 622 005.

6.The Deputy Superintendent of Police 1/6

7.The Proprietor, "Friends ManamagizhMandram", Karaikkudi Road, ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to consider and pass order on the representation made by the petitioner dated 05.02.2025 to direct the respondent to take appropriate action to close the club bar functioning at 7th respondent individual Recreation Club namely "Friends Manamagizh Mandram FL.2" at Aranthangi and issue consequential direction to direct the respondents to issue proper standard procedures for the Recreation Club at Aranthangi based on his representation dated 05.02.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Rajeswaran For RR 1 to 5 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader For R - 6 : Mr.A.Albert James Government Advocate (Criminal Side) For R - 7 : Mr.C.Kishore Ram

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by J. NISHA BANU, J.) By consent of both parties, this Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2/6

2.It is the grievance of the petitioner that his representation dated 05.02.2025, to take appropriate action to close the club bar functioning at 7th respondent individual Recreation Club namely "Friends Manamagizh Mandram FL.2" at Aranthangi, is kept pending till date without any progress. Therefore, he has filed this Writ Petition with the aforesaid prayer. 3.The learned Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 5 submits that the representation of the petitioner would be considered and appropriate orders would be passed on its own merits within a period that may be stipulated by this Court.

4.Considering the limited scope of the prayer sought for by the petitioner, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the claim made by the petitioner either in the representation or in the affidavit filed in support of this Writ Petition, we direct the first respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 05.02.2025, after giving sufficient opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and the seventh respondent and pass appropriate orders on merits and 3/6

in accordance with law within a period of twelve (12) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5.With the above direction, this Writ Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs.

[J.N.B.,J.] & [S.S.Y.,J.] 24.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes ps 4/6

To 1.The Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2.The District Collector, Pudukkottai - 622 005.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Tahsildar, 5.The Assistant Commissioner of Excise.

Collector Office Campus, Pudukkottai - 622 005.

6.The Deputy Superintendent of Police 5/6

J.NISHA BANU , J.

and S.SRIMATHY, J.

ps ORDER MADE IN DATED : 24.03.2025 6/6