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A.B.F.Rahamathullah v. the Superintendent of Police

Madras HC6 Jan 2025WP/154/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Police protection for URS festival; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; rival groups dispute since 2007; annual festival about 20 years; representation dated 03.12.2024 unactioned; burial place of Late Hazrat Faizee Shah Noori; Cuddalore police (SP Cuddalore, DSP Sethiathope, Inspector Kattumannarkoil); law and order; petition disposed of, no costs; Justice P. Velmurugan; Madras High Court; decision dated 06.01.2025.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the respondents-police to consider the petitioner's representation dated 03.12.2024 on merits and in accordance with law, after hearing all concerned, and pass appropriate orders at the earliest; no order as to costs. ¶29

A.B.F.Rahamathullah Vs the Superintendent of Police — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents-police ought to provide adequate police protection for the annual URS festival and other religious ceremonies (to be held between 20.01.2025 and 23.01.2025) at the burial place of Late Hazrat Faizee Shah Noori, by considering the petitioner's representation dated 03.12.2024.

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Court's answer

Since two rival groups are involved and the festival is conducted every year, it is the duty of the respondents-police to extend adequate protection for the URS festival to avoid any law and order problem.

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Ratio / Principle

The respondents-police are directed to consider the petitioner's representation dated 03.12.2024 on merits and in accordance with law, after hearing all concerned, and pass appropriate orders at the earliest.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Madras High Court (P. Velmurugan, J.), disposed of W.P.No.154 of 2025, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by A.B.F.Rahamathullah seeking a writ of mandamus directing the police (Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore; Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sethiathope; Inspector of Police, Kattumannarkoil) to provide adequate protection for the URS festival and other religious ceremonies scheduled between 20.01.2025 and 23.01.2025 at the burial place of Late Hazrat Faizee Shah Noori. Noting a dispute between two rival groups dating from 2007 and that the festival has been conducted annually for about 20 years with prior court-ordered police protection, the Court held it is the duty of the police to extend adequate protection to avoid law and order problems, and directed the police to consider the petitioner's representation dated 03.12.2024 on merits and in accordance with law, after hearing all concerned, and pass appropriate orders at the earliest. No order as to costs.

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W.P.No.154 of 2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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Dated: 06.01.2025

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Coram:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.VELMURUGAN

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W.P.No.154 of 2025

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A.B.F.Rahamathullah .. Petitioner Vs.

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1. The Superintendent of Police, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.

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The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sethiathope, Cuddalore, Cuddalore District.

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The Inspector of Police, Law and Order, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore District. .. Respondents

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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to provide adequate Police protection for performing "URS" festival and other religious ceremonies to be held between 20.01.2025 to 23.01.2025 in the burial place of Late Hazrat Faizee Shah Noori, by considering the petitioner's representation, dated 03.12.2024.

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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W.P.No.154 of 2025

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For petitioner : Mr.G.Mohammed Aseef For respondents: Mr.S.Sugendran, Addl.P.P.

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ORDER

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The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents 1 to 3 to provide adequate Police protection for performing "URS" festival and other religious ceremonies, to be held between 20.01.2025 to 23.01.2025 in the burial place of Late Hazrat Faizee Shah Noori, by considering the petitioner's representation, dated 03.12.2024.

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Heard both sides and perused the materials available on record.

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It seems that there is dispute between two rival groups regarding the

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conduct of the festival. Further, the said festival is being conducted every year and the festival is being conducted for the last 20 years. In the year 2007, dispute arose between the two rival groups. The petitioner had approached this Court and obtained necessary orders for Police protection for conducting the above said URS festival for the past many years.

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According to the petitioner, he made representation before the respondents-Police on 03.12.2024 itself, but he had not received any communication from the respondents.

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