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Raju v. The District Collector, Sivagangai District

2025-06-12Honourable Mr Justice B.Pugalendhi6 pages

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.06.2025

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI Raju ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

2.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Karaikudi Taluk, Sivagangai District.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Karaikudi, Sivagangai District.

4.The Inspector of Police, South Police Station, Karaikudi, Sivagangai District.

5.Marimuthu ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the constitution of India, seeking for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 1/6

respondents 1 to 4 to cancel the Historical Drama namely 'Shri Valli Thirumanam' scheduled to be held on 14.06.2025 in the event of Arulmigu Shri Paranachiyamman Temple festival situated at Keela Oorani, Karaikudi, Sivagangai District on the basis of the petitioner's representation dated 03.06.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.V.Karuna For R1 & R2 : Mr.F.Deepak, Special Government Pleader.

For R3 & R4 : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, Additional Public Prosecutor

ORDER

The petitioner has filed this writ petition to prevent the fifth respondent from conducting Valli Thirumana Nadagam during the temple festival of Arulmigu Shri Paranachiyamman Temple festival situated at Keela Oorani, Karaikudi, Sivagangai District. However, the petitioner has not offered any proper reasoning for the objection. 2/6

2.The learned Special Government Pleader appearing for the first and second respondents submits that in view of the objection of this petitioner, they have already issued a direction that the villagers shall celebrate the temple festival and there shall not be any event pursuant to the temple festival.

3.It appears that the fifth respondent has filed a writ petition in W.P.(MD)No.13784 of 2025, seeking permission for conducting Valli Thirumana Nadagam and this Court by an order dated 30.04.2025, permitted the fifth respondent to conduct Valli Thirumana Nadagam. 4.The petitioner has not offered any plausible explanation for preventing the fifth respondent from conducting Valli Thirumana Nadagam. The proposed event is only Valli Thirumana Nadagam. In the event, if the petitioner is having any grievance, then the petitioner need not participate in the said event. For the grievance of the petitioner, the festival and its events cannot be prevented. The 3/6

respondent Police shall provide adequate police protection to ensure that the festival and other events are conducted in a peaceful manner. In the event, if the petitioner wants to perform any events, it is always open to him to do the same, without causing any law and order problem. If anybody is taking the law into their hands, necessary action has to be taken against those persons by registering a criminal case.

5.With the above observations, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

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To 1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

2.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, Karaikudi Taluk, Sivagangai District.

3.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Karaikudi, Sivagangai District.

4.The Inspector of Police, South Police Station, Karaikudi, Sivagangai District.

4. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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