Balamurugan v. The Superintendent Of Police,

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Special Original Jurisdiction Thursday, the Twenty Eighth day of November Two Thousand and Twenty Four PRESENT The HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND The HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE A.D.MARIA CLETE WP(MD). No.17532 of 2022 Balamurugan S/o. Kottaisamy No.1-107 Paranur Avarendal Ramanathapuram District.

... Petitioner Vs 1 The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police 2 The Inspector of Police, Thiruppalaikudi Police Station ... Respondents 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 rejection order in Na.Ka.No.49/Kaa.Aai/Kaa.Ni/2022 dated 21.07.2022 and quash the same consequently direct the respondent to grant necessary permission and give adequate police protection to conduct Erudhukattu festival on 10.08.2022 of Shri Maha Sathaiah Temple situated at Paranur, Avarendal, Ramanathapuram District by considering the petitioners representation dated 15.07.2022 and 21.07.2022.

ORDER:- This Petition coming on for orders on this day and upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of M/s. D.S. Haroon Rasheed, Advocate for the Petitioner and of Mr. S. Kottaichamy,Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondents, this Court made the following order:

While passing final orders, dismissing the Writ Petition, the Coordinate

Bench of this Court had imposed a cost of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh only) on the petitioner for having suppressed filing of an earlier Writ Petition and directed the matter to be listed under the caption 'for reporting compliance'.

2. Today, the learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner is an auto driver and does not have sufficient means to pay the cost of Rs.1,00,000/-.

3. In view of the financial status of the petitioner, we are inclined to accept the explanation and accordingly, we reduce the cost of Rs.1,00,000/-, imposed in the final order dated 05.08.2022, to Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand only), payable by the petitioner to the Legal Services Committee, attached to this Bench, within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

4. Post the matter on 16.12.2024 under the same caption 'for reporting compliance'.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar ( CS III ) // True Copy // /12/2024 Sub Assistant Registrar (CS-1/II/III/IV) TO

1. The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police

2. The Inspector of Police, Thiruppalaikudi Police Station

3. The Officer-in-charge, Legal Service Committee, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

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

Copy to:

The Section Officer, Writ Section, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai ORDER DATED : 28/11/2024 POST ON : 16/12/2024 ==========================

ORDER

========================== WP(MD). No.17532 of 2022 Giving direction and etc.

as stated within.

BV (05/12/2024) 3P/ 6C Madurai Bench of Madras High Court is issuing certified copies in this format from 17.07.2023.