Kaleel Rahman v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep. By Its
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.04.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P.(MD)No.9597 of 2025 Kaleel Rahman ... Petitioner -Vs1.The District Collector, Dindigul, Dindigul District.
2.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul, Dindigul District.
3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police (Rural), Dindigul, Dindigul District.
4.The Inspector of Police, Dindigul Taluk Police Station, Dindigul District.
... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grant permission and accord protection for conducting the Kitta-Muttu event scheduled to be held on 19.04.2025 at 05.00 am., to 06.00 p.m., at a ground belongs to K.S.M. Saleem situated at Kuttiyapatti Village, Dindigul Taluk, Dindigul District based on the petitioner's representation dated 29.03.2025.
For Petitioner : Mr.P.Praveenkumar For R1 : Mr.J.Ashok, Additional Government Pleader For R2 to R4 : Mr.A.Albert James, Government Advocate
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by J.NISHA BANU, J.] This Writ Petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the respondents to grant permission and accord protection for conducting Kitta-Muttu event scheduled to be held on 19.04.2025 at 05.00 am., to 06.00 p.m., at a ground belongs to K.S.M. Saleem situated at Kuttiyapatti Village, Dindigul Taluk, Dindigul District based on the petitioner's representation dated 29.03.2025. 2.A similar Writ Petition was filed before this Court praying for a direction to conduct Kida Muttu, in WP(MD) No.528/2022 and this Court disposed of the said Writ Petition on 11.01.2022. The relevant paragraphs are extracted hereunder:
"6.This Court, in Similar circumstances, allowed W.P. (MD).No.10771 of 2013 by order dated 05.07.2013 permitting cock~fight, imposing certain conditions. Following the said order,
the second respondent is directed to grant permission to the petitioner to conduct -Kida~Muttu- event on 22.01.2022 at Mamarthupatti, Madurai District, subject to the following conditions:~ (i) The -Kida~Muttu- event to be held on 22.01.2022 shall be supervised by the third respondent as well as by the Veterinary Doctor of nearby Government Veterinary Hospital. (ii) During the course of conducting -Kida~Muttu-, it is to be ensured that there should not be any injury caused to the goats, involving in the event, and the goats should not be intoxicated with any alcoholic substance and to knives should be tied around the legs, horns of the goats, with the tip of the knives dipped in poisonous substances. The Veterinary Doctor shall ensure the same before starting of the event.
(iii) The petitioner shall bear the expenses towards police protection as well as the expenses towards the Veterinary Doctor. (iv) It is made clear that the organizers should take all precautionary measures to avoid any untoward incident while conducting the event of Kida-Muttu-.
(v) The second respondent while issuing the proceedings permitting the holding of the event shall stipulate appropriate conditions for adhering to Covid~19 protocol. I make it clear that the order has been passed in this writ petition based on the position obtaining today. It is of~course open to the second respondent to take a call, if any further lock down restriction is imposed by the Government.
(vi) All the above terms and conditions should be followed scrupulously by the petitioner and the petitioner shall file an affidavit of undertaking to the said effect before the second respondent."
3.Following the same, this Writ Petition is disposed of and the 4th respondent is directed to issue proceedings permitting the petitioner to hold the event by incorporating appropriate conditions as extracted above from WP(MD) No.528/2022 except Covid~19 protocol. No costs. [J.N.B., J.] & [S.S.Y., J.] 04.04.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Yuva To 1.The District Collector, Dindigul, Dindigul District.
2.The Superintendent of Police, Dindigul, Dindigul District.
3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police (Rural), Dindigul, Dindigul District.
4.The Inspector of Police, Dindigul Taluk Police Station, Dindigul District.
J.NISHA BANU, J.
AND S.SRIMATHY , J.
Yuva W.P.(MD)No.9597 of 2025 04.04.2025