Writ petition filed seeking direction to enquire on a representation to stop a temple festival. Court dismissed the petition as infructuous since the festival had already been conducted following a previous order convening a peace committee.
None. The petition was dismissed as infructuous since the festival was already conducted.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 18.11.2020
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE Mrs. JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA
W.P.No.3221 of 2020 and W.M.P.No.3742 of 2020 (Heard through VC)
A/m Mela Mari Amman Temple,
Rep. by its Hereditary Trustee,
R.Somasundaram,
S/o.Late Ramalingam,
Thethakudi North,
Vedaranyam Taluk,
Nagapattinam District. ..Petitioner
Vs.
1. The District Collector,
Nagapattinam District.
2. The Superintendent of Police,
Nagapattinam District, Nagapattinam.
3. The Inspector of Police,
Vedaranyam Police Station,
Nagapattinam District.
4. The Tahsildar,
Vedaranyam Taluk,
Nagapattinam District.
5. The Executive Officer,
A/m.Sugandhavaneshwarara
Swamy Thirukovil,
Pushpavanam,
Vedaranyam Taluk,
Nagapattinam District.
6.L.R.Selvam
7.K.Maheswaran ..Respondents
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed Under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to enquire and to pass orders on the representation dated 04.02.2020, submitted by the petitioner within a time frame as fixed by this Court.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.S.Navin Balaji For RR1 to 4 : Mr.V.Shanmugasundar Special Government Pleader For R5 : Mr.S.Karthikei Balan for Mr.R.Venkatesh
O R D E R
The writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the first respondent to enquire and pass orders on petitioner's representation dated 04.02.2020, requesting to stop the festival for the year 2020 in Arulmighu Mela Mari Amman Temple, Thethakudi North, Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District scheduled to be held on 12.02.2020.
Sd/Assistant Registrar //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To
A/m.Sugandhavaneshwarara Swamy Thirukovil, Pushpavanam, Vedaranyam Taluk, Nagapattinam District.
W.P.No.3221 of 2020 and W.M.P.No.3742 of 2020
LN(CO) RV(11/12/2020)
A/m Mela Mari Amman Temple, Rep. by its Hereditary Trustee
The District Collector
The Superintendent of Police
The Inspector of Police
The Tahsildar
L.R.Selvam
Pushpa Sathyanarayana
As recorded by the court registry
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