Manikandavasan.P v. State Of Tamilnadu

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 08.05.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R. SAKTHIVEL P.Manikandavasan ... Petitioner Vs.

1.State of Tamil Nadu, Rep., by its Secretary to Government, Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai.

2.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

4.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Aruppukkottai Sub Division, Virudhunagar District.

5.The Tahsildar, Kariyapatti Taluk, Virudhunagar District.

... Respondents 1/4

PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the 5th respondent in her proceedings in Na.Ka.A1/1379/2025, dated.25.04.2025 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to grant permission for conducting the Vadamadu Jallikkattu at Aaviyur village, Kariyapatti Taluk, Virudhunagar District on any of the date in the month of May 2025.

For Petitioner :

Mr.A.Karthik For Respondents :

Mr.M.Lingadurai Special Government Pleader for RR1, 2, 4 & 5 :

Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar Addl. Public Prosecutor - for R3

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by M.DHANDAPANI, J.] Heard Mr.A.Karthik, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr.M.Lingadurai, learned Special Government Pleader for respondents 1, 2, 4 and 5 and Mr.A.Thiruvadikumar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the third respondent.

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2. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner customarily used to conduct the Vadamadu Manjuvirattu festival, which was scheduled for this year on 07.05.2025 for which he sought permission of the authority concerned. However, the fifth respondent has not granted permission. Hence, the present writ petition.

3. Learned Special Government Pleader would submit that since the scheduled date is already over, nothing survives for adjudication in this writ petition and if at all the petitioner has any grievance regarding the conduct of Vadamadu Manjuvirattu festival, he can make a fresh representation through online before the first respondent in the manner known to law.

4. In view of the above, this Writ Petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to make an appropriate representation to the first respondent in the manner known to law. There shall be no order as to costs.

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M.DHANDAPANI, J.

and R. SAKTHIVEL, J.

abr To 1.The Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Animal Husbandry, Dairy and Fisheries Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai.

2.The District Collector, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

3.The Superintendent of Police, Virudhunagar District, Virudhunagar.

W.P(MD) No.14007 of 2025 4.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Aruppukkottai Sub Division, Virudhunagar District.

5.The Tahsildar, Kariyapatti Taluk, Virudhunagar District.

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