A.Muniyandi v. The District Collector
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 23.04.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P.(MD)No.11652 of 2025 A.Muniyandi ... Petitioner -Vs1.The District Collector, 2.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai, Madurai District.
3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District.
4.The Inspector of Police, Elumalai Police Station, ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order made in Na.Ka.No.3065320/2025/C1 dated 10.03.2025 passed by the first respondent and quash the same as illegal and consequently for a direction directing the respondents to grant permission to conduct Kida-Muttu cultural event as part of the Birthday celebration of the Chief Minister M.K.Stalin on
15.05.2025 at Elumalai Village, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Karthik Kumar For R1 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar Government Pleader For R2 to R4 : Mr.A.Albert James, Government Advocate
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by J.NISHA BANU, J.] The writ petition has been filed challenging the impugned rejection order of the first respondent and for a consequential direction to the respondents to grant permission to conduct Kidamuttu cultural event on 15.05.2025. 2.A similar Writ Petition was filed before this Court praying for a direction to conduct Kida Muttu, in WP(MD) No.528 of 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 cockfight, 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.Therefore, following the same, the writ petition is disposed of and the impugned order passed by the first respondent is hereby set aside. The first 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 of 2022 except Covid-19 protocol. No costs. [J.N.B., J.] & [S.S.Y., J.] 23.04.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No ta To 1.The District Collector, 2.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai, Madurai District.
3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Peraiyur Taluk, Madurai District.
4.The Inspector of Police, Elumalai Police Station,
J.NISHA BANU, J.
AND S.SRIMATHY , J.
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