Jenis v. The Superintendent Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.04.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL W.P(MD) No.12271 of 2025 Jenis ... Petitioner Vs
1. The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Tirunelvei, Tirunelveli District.
2. The Inspector of Police, Panagudi Police Station, Panagudi, Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to grant permission and provide police protection for conducting 6th day festival at Punitha Soosaiyappar Church, Panagudi, Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District, scheduled to be held from 5.00 a.m. on 27.04.2025 to 2.00 a.m. on 28.04.2025 based on the petitioner's representation dated 05.04.2025 within a time frame stipulated by this Court. Page No. 1 of 4
For petitioner :Mr. S.Krishna Kumar For R1 & R2 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl.Side) *****
O R D E R
This petition is filed by the petitioner to direct the respondents to grant permission and provide police protection for conducting 6th day festival at Punitha Soosaiyappar Church, Panagudi, Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District, scheduled to be held from 5.00 a.m. on 27.04.2025 to 2.00 a.m. on 28.04.2025 based on the petitioner's representation dated 05.04.2025.
2. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor (Crl.Side) for the respondents would submit that they already considered the representation of the petitioner and granted police protection from 22.04.2025 onwards. Now, the police personnel were deployed in the temple festival. Hence, the prayer sought for in this petition becomes infructuous.
3. Considering the prayer sought for in this petition and the Page No. 2 of 4
respondents also granted police protection, recording the same, this Writ Petition is closed. No costs.
25.04.2025 NCC : Yes/No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No apd To
1. The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Tirunelvei, Tirunelveli District.
2. The Inspector of Police, Panagudi Police Station, Panagudi, Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District.
3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
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