Writ petition sought to forbid grant of an FL2 liquor licence to a sports club. The court held the matter was covered by its common order dated 18.08.2025 in a batch of similar writ petitions and disposed of it on the same lines, closing the connected miscellaneous petition.
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W.P(MD)No.23312 of 2025
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 28.08.2025
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN
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Anandhan
... Petitioner
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Pari Nagar,
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PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents 1 to 4 from granting FL2 License to the 7th respondent by considering the petitioners representation dated 30.07.2025.
For Petitioner : Mr.B.Sekar
For Respondent : Mr.M.Sarangan (R1, R2, R4 & R5) Additional Government Pleader
: Mr.S.Ravi (R3 & R6) Additional Public Prosecutor
O R D E R
[Order of the Court was made by S.M.SUBRAMANIAM, J.]
The writ on hand has been instituted seeking to forbear the respondents 1 to 4 from granting FL2 License to the seventh respondent by considering the petitioner's representation dated 30.07.2025.
2.At the outset it is to be noted on the similar issue this Court by a
detailed common order dated 18.08.2025 disposed of a batch of writ
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petitions in W.P(MD)Nos.8038 of 2019, 19890 of 2020, 7409, 25271, 26471 of 2024, 16476, 18756, 21754 & 22021 of 2025, by issuing the following directions:
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General of Police. Registry is directed to carry out the impleadment.
(iii) The Director General of Police is directed to ensure that periodical surprise inspections are conducted by the police officials in the Recreation Clubs and its licences, documents and the activities inside the Clubs are verified and in the event of identifying any offence or illegality, the offenders are to be prosecuted. The criminal actions taken by the police authorities must be intimated to the concerned District Registrar of the Registration Department for the purpose of initiation of action under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975.
(iv) The competent authorities, on receipt of information or complaint, are directed to conduct inspections in the Recreation Clubs and verify the validity of the FL2 licences and the conditions stipulated therein and initiate appropriate actions in the manner known to law.
(v) The activities of these Recreation Clubs, genuinity of the objectives approved in the bylaws under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975, all are to be
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monitored closely by the police authorities, authorities of the Registration Department and Prohibition and Excise Department, so as to ensure the right to life of the residents in that locality and in order to maintain public health by the State, which is a mandate under the Constitution of India and the fundamental rights ensured to the citizens in general."
3.In view of the above, the present writ petition is squarely covered by the said common order and hence, the writ petition is disposed of on the same lines of the common order dated 18.08.2025 passed in W.P(MD)Nos.8038 of 2019, 19890 of 2020, 7409, 25271, 26471 of 2024, 16476, 18756, 21754 & 22021 of 2025. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
[S.M.S., J.] [G.A.M., J.] 28.08.2025
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether respondents should be forbidden from granting FL2 licence to the seventh respondent club.
Colour shows how this judgement treated each authority
W.P(MD)Nos.8038 of 2019, 19890 of 2020, 7409, 25271, 26471 of 2024, 16476, 18756, 21754 & 22021 of 2025 (common order dated 18.08.2025)Applied¶3
2 provisions across 2 enactments
Anandhan
The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Chepauk, Chennai-600005
The District Collector, Trichy
The Commissioner of Police, Trichy
The Assistant Commissioner Of Prohibition and Excise, Trichy
The District Registrar (Department of Registration), Trichy
S.M.Subramaniam
G.Arul Murugan
As recorded by the court registry
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