A.Sampath v. The Superintendent of Police
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, W.P.Crl.No.856 of 2025, decided 17-09-2025 by Justice N. Sathish Kumar. Single-judge writ dismissal: petitioner A.Sampath sought police NOC to run a spa/cross relaxation massage centre (Dhanvantri Ayurveda Siddha Clinic, Salem). Court held NOC applications must route through the concerned Corporation, police verification follows only on such application, and a direct writ direction to police for NOC cannot be granted as a matter of right. Keywords: No Objection Certificate, spa licence, Corporation, police verification, Article 226, Salem, writ dismissed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
This Court held that the direction sought by the petitioner cannot be issued: the petitioner must apply for the NOC through the concerned Corporation for such licence, and only on such an application is police verification required; normally the police officials issue the NOC to the Corporation and thereafter the Corporation grants the licence.