Ajith.K v. The Director

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 18.04.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUBRAMANIAN and THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE L.VICTORIA GOWRI and W.M.P.(MD) No.8110 of 2023 K.Ajith ... Petitioner -vs1.The Director Public Relations Office / Deputy Secretary Tamilnadu Information and Public Relation Department Secretariat, Chennai 2.The State of Tamilnadu rep.by its Secretary to Government Higher Education Department Secretariat, Fort St George Chennai-600 009 3.The District Collector Ramanathapuram District 4.The Superintendent of Police Ramanathapuram District

5.The Commissioner Ramanathapuram Corporation Ramanathapuram District 6.The District Officer Fire and Rescue Department Ramanathapuram District 7.The Chairman Government College and Hospital Ramanathapuram District 8.The District Educational Officer District Education Office Collectorate Ramanathapuram District 9.The District Revenue Officer Ramanathapuram District 10.The Tahsildar Ramanathapuram Taluk Ramanathapuram District 11.The District Health Officer District Health Office Ramanathapuram District 12.The Bishop CSI Cathedral Madurai Rajendra Prasad Road Opp.YWCA School Zumbropuram Narimedu, Madurai Tamil Nadu-625 002

13.The Dean Government Hospital Ramanathapuram District 14.The Inspector of Police B2.Bazzar Police Station Ramanathapuram District 15.The Principal Schwartz Higher Secondary School Ramanathapuram District 16.N.Sountharapandian ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 14 to forbear the respondent No.16 from conducting any sort of commercial exhibition in the 15th respondent i.e., "Schwartz Higher Secondary School Play Ground, Ramanathapuram by considering the petitioner's representation dated 13.04.2023, within the time stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner :

Mr.K.Dinesh For Respondents :

Mr.P.Thilakkumar Government Pleader for R1, R3, R4, R6, R10, R11, R13 & R14 Mr.D.Sadiq Raja Additional Government Pleader for R2, R8 & R9 Mr.P.Srinivas for R5 Mr.M.Ajmal Khan, Senior Counsel for M/s.Ajmal Associates for R12 Mr.Arul Jenifer for R16

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by R.SUBRAMANIAN, J.] We do not find any justification in the prayer in this writ petition. It is the common knowledge that playgrounds and other places of the Educational Institutions are used for the purpose of exhibitions and other public activities. There cannot be a prohibition against the Educational Institution in allowing exhibitions during vacation. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. The Authority concerned shall ensure that the conduct of exhibition does not interfere with the academic activities of the respondent - School. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [R.S.M., J.] [L.V.G., J.] 18.04.2023 NCC :

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To:

1.The Director, Public Relations Office / Deputy Secretary, Tamilnadu Information and Public Relation Department, Secretariat, Chennai.

2.The Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department, State of Tamilnadu, Secretariat, Fort St George, Chennai-600 009.

3.The District Collector, Ramanathapuram District.

4.The Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram District.

5.The District Officer, Fire and Rescue Department, Ramanathapuram District.

6.The District Educational Officer, District Education Office, Collectorate, Ramanathapuram District.

7.The District Revenue Officer, Ramanathapuram District.

8.The Tahsildar, Ramanathapuram Taluk, Ramanathapuram District.

9.The District Health Officer, District Health Office, Ramanathapuram District.

10.The Dean, Government Hospital, Ramanathapuram District.

11.The Inspector of Police, B2.Bazzar Police Station, Ramanathapuram District.

R.SUBRAMANIAN , J.

and L.VICTORIA GOWRI , J.

krk and W.M.P.(MD) No.8110 of 2023 18.04.2023