Nagaraj.N v. The Superintendent Of Police
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 19.12.2022 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.MURALI SHANKAR N.Nagaraj ... Petitioner Vs.
1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Tiruchirappalli.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Manapparai, Trichy District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Puthanatham Police Station, Manapparai Taluk, Trichy District.
... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grant permission and protection for cultural the "Adal Padal" program on 28.12.2022 of Mupperum Vizha situated at Pannakombu Village, Manapparai Taluk, Trichy District by considering the petitioner's representation dated 13.12.2022. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Thiyagarajan For Respondents : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
The writ petitioner filed this Writ Petition seeking for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant permission and protection to conduct the "Adal Padal" programme on 28.12.2022 of Mupperum Vizha situated at Pannakombu Village, Manapparai Taluk, Trichy District by considering the petitioner's representation dated 13.12.2022.
2. Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, learned Additional Public Prosecutor takes notice for the respondents. By consent, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner submitted that Mupperum Vizha for the "Tamil State Film Village 1/3
Dancers and Technical Artists Welfare Association" at Pannakombu Village, Manapparai Taluk, Trichy District, is going to be held on 28.12.2022. Subsequent to the same, in order to conduct a cultural programme on 28.12.2022, they sought permission of the police by giving a representation dated 13.12.2022. But, the respondents have not considered the said representation. Since no order was passed, the writ petitioner has come before this Court for the above said relief.
4. The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents would submit that the respondents have received the representation of the writ petitioner and the same is pending for consideration. He would further submit that they may be permitted to conduct the programme on 28.12.2022 from 07.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m.
5. At this juncture, the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner would submit that they are ready to conduct the programme as stated by the learned Additional Public Prosecutor.
6. I have considered the submission of the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioner and the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondents.
7. It is brought to the notice of this Court that the Director General of Police, Tamil Nadu, Chennai had issued a circular memorandum in Rc.007301/Genl.I (1)/2019, dated 09.04.2019, along with instructions to the Inspectors of Police throughout Tamil Nadu for consideration of applications seeking permission for conducting cultural programme. Therefore, in view of the detailed circular and guidelines issued by the Director General of Police, the writ petitioner is directed to file an undertaking affidavit incorporating the date and time of the cultural programme before the third respondent police and on such filing, the third respondent police is hereby directed to consider the representation of the writ petitioner, dated 13.12.2022 and pass suitable orders based on the above said circular.
8. With the above direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.
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To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the Superintendent of Police, Tiruchirappalli.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Manapparai, Trichy District.
3.The Inspector of Police, Puthanatham Police Station, Manapparai Taluk, Trichy District.
4.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.
Order made in Date:19.12.2022 csm SA(21.12.2022) 3P 5C 3/3