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Muthukrishnan v. The District Collector

Madras HC11 Jun 2025WP(MD)/15733/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Temple festival permission; writ of mandamus; Article 226 Constitution of India; peace committee meeting; Tahsildar Guziliamparai Taluk; Vedasandur Taluk; Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Naagaiya Kottai Village; Sri Mariamman, Sri Kaliamman, Sri Vinayagar, Sri Murugan temples; Dindigul District; W.P.(MD) No.15733 of 2025; disposed on 11.06.2025 by S. Srimathy, J.; order to be passed on or before 15.06.2025.

What did the court decide?

No mandamus issued; writ petition disposed of recording that a peace committee meeting is scheduled for 13.06.2025 and that an order shall be passed on or before 15.06.2025; no costs. ¶31

Muthukrishnan Vs The District Collector — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

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DATED :11.06.2025

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CORAM:

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THE HONOURABLE MRS JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY

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W.P.(MD) No.15733 of 2025

Muthukrishnan

... Petitioner

Vs.

The District Collector, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

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The Revenue Divisional Officer, Dindigul District, Dindigul.

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The Tahsildar, Guziliamparai Taluk, Dindigul District.

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C. Chellaiah

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Dharman

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Thangaraj

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Kalimuthu

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... Respondents

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PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to permit the petitioner and others to conduct temple

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

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festival namely Sri Mariamman Temple, Sri Kaliamman Temple, Sri Vinayagar Temple, Sri Murugan Temple, situated at Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Naagaiya Kottai Village, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District, schedule to be held on 15.06.2025 to 24.06.2025.

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For Petitioner : D.Rameshkumar For Respondents : Mr.S.Shanmugavel, Additional Government Pleader, for R-1 to R-3

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ORDER

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This writ petition is filed for Writ of Mandamus directing

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the respondents 1 to 3 to permit the petitioner and others to conduct temple festival namely Sri Mariamman Temple, Sri Kaliamman Temple, Sri Vinayagar Temple, Sri Murugan Temple, situated at Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Naagaiya Kottai Village, Vedasandur Taluk, Dindigul District, schedule to be held on 15.06.2025 to 24.06.2025.

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There was a similar dispute in the year 2024, and the 3rd

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respondent/Tahsildar conducted a peace committee meeting and resolved the issue. However, the same issue has arisen again this year.

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The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing

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for the official respondents submitted that a peace committee meeting has already been scheduled to be held on 13.06.2025. An order shall be passed within two days, i.e., on or before 15.06.2025.

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