Sountharajan P v. The Superintendent Of Police

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 07.04.2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL P.Sountharajan ... Petitioner vs.

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

2.The Inspector of Police, Kalayarkovil Police Station, Sivagangai.

3.Kannappan ... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the first respondent to forbear the third respondent to conduct Valli Thirumana drama on the 6th day (07.04.2025) of the temple Thiruvizha scheduled from 02.04.2025 to 11.04.2025 at Uruvatti Shri Periyanayaki Amman Temple, Kalayarkovil, Sivagangai by considering the petitioner's representation dated 02.04.2025 within the time frame stipulated by this Court. 1/5

For Petitioner : Mr.T.Lajapathy Roy Senior Counsel for M/s.Roy and Roy Associates For R1 & R2 : Mr.Ajmal Khan Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl.side)

O R D E R

This petition is filed by the petitioner to direct the first respondent to forbear the third respondent to conduct 'Valli Thirumana drama' on the 6th day (07.04.2025) of the temple 'Thiruvizha' scheduled from 02.04.2025 to 11.04.2025 at 'Uruvatti Shri Periyanayaki Amman Temple', Kalayarkovil, Sivagangai, by considering the petitioner's representation, dated 02.04.2025, within the time stipulated by this Court.

2. According to the petitioner, the third respondent group belongs to dominant community in the aforesaid village, refused to collect 'thp' from the petitioner's group i.e., Devandrakula Vellalar, for the aforesaid temple festival and they also excluded the petitioner's group from 2/5

participating the said temple festival. In this regard, the petitioner has sent representation on 02.04.2025 to the respondents and the same has not been considered so far. Therefore, the present petition.

3. The learned Additional Advocate General reports that upon receiving the representation of the petitioner, enquiry was conducted by convening Peace Committee Meeting, in which, all interested parties have participated and they also agreed to conduct the aforesaid temple festival in a peaceful manner. Therefore, nothing survives for further adjudication in this petition.

4. Considering the prayer sought for in this petition and in view of the decision taken in the Peace Committee Meeting, recording the submission of the learned Additional Advocate General, this Writ Petition is closed. No costs.

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To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

2.The Inspector of Police, Kalayarkovil Police Station, Sivagangai.

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P. DHANABAL , J.

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