The petitioner, a Muslim, filed a writ petition seeking permission to hold sundarban prayer meetings in mosques during Ramadan with safety measures. The court found the petition was not pressed and dismissed the same as not pressed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 28.04.2021
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE PUSHPA SATHYANARAYANA
W.P.No.10740 of 2021 and W.M.P.No.11369 of 2021
B.Sheik Dawood ...Petitioner
vs
Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus thereby permitting the respondents to allow prayer meeting during ramzan month in the respective mosques for the petitioner and other Muslims of both Shia and Sunni sects all over Tamil Nadu between 6.00 p.m to 10 p.m on all sundays with additional safety measures apart from the Standard operating measures to control the Covid-19 pandemic as suggested in the G.O.Ms.No.447 of 2020 dated 31.08.2020.
For Petitioner : Mr.K.Mohana Murali
For Respondents: Mr.R.A.S.Senthilvel, Additional Government Pleader
ORDER
When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw this Writ Petition as not pressed.
s/d-
Assistant Registrar
True Copy
Sub-Assistant Registrar
To
1. The Additional Secretary,
Government of Tamil Nadu,
Revenue and Disaster Management Department,
Fort St.George, Secretariat,
Chennai 600 009.
2. The Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner
of Revenue Administration,
Fort St.George, Secretariat,
Chennai 600 009
+1 CC to The Government Pleader sr 26334 & 26025.
W.P.No.10740 of 2021
and W.M.P.No.11369 of 2021
SVI(CO)
SP(05/07/2021)
B.Sheik Dawood
The Government of Tamil Nadu
Pushpa Sathyanarayana
As recorded by the court registry
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