Petition seeking permission and police protection for temple festival dramas. Police assured permission would be granted subject to conditions restricting use to the specific programs. Writ disposed of to record the assurance.
Permission for conducting temple festival dramas to be granted subject to conditions.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
W.P.(MD)No.7541 of 2025
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED: 20.03.2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
W.P.(MD)No.7541 of 2025
N.Valmeganathan
... Petitioner
Vs.
PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents herein to grant permission and protection to conduct “ts;sp jpUkzk; ehlfk;” kw;Wk; “rj;a `hpr;re;jpu ehlfk;”programs on 06.04.2025 and 07.04.2025 at about 10.00 pm.,in pursuant to the temple festival 1/5
W.P.(MD)No.7541 of 2025
conducted in “Sri Muthupidari Amman” and “Sri Manthai Muthalamman Temples” situated at Tharkakudi Village, Melur Taluk, Madurai District, by considering the petitioner's representation dated 01.03.2025.
For Petitioner : Mr.V.Nirmal Kumar For Respondents : Mr.G.Suriyananth(for R1 to R3) Additional Government Pleader Mr.M.Karunanithi (for R4) Government Advocate
O R D E R
Heard Mr.V.Nirmal Kumar for the petitioner, Mr.G.Suriyananth, learned Additional Government Pleader, who accepts notice on behalf of R1 to R3 and Mr.M.Karunanithi, learned Government Advocate, who accepts notice on behalf of R4.
2/5
W.P.(MD)No.7541 of 2025
ehlfk;”. They approached the respondents seeking permission for conducting the plays. As it was not informed about the fate of the
application, the present writ petition has come to be filed.
aforesaid two dramas in and around 10.00 pm., will be granted by the fourth respondent, Inspector of Police, Kottampatti Police Station, today (i.e., 20.03.2025).
impose a condition that the petitioner shall not utilise the permission for any other purpose, other than hosting “ts;sp jpUkzk; ehlfk;” kw;Wk;
“rj;a `hpr;re;jpu ehlfk;”.
Index :Yes / No 20.03.2025 NCC :Yes / No Rmk
3/5
W.P.(MD)No.7541 of 2025
To
4/5
W.P.(MD)No.7541 of 2025
V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN, J.
Rmk
W.P.(MD)No.7541 of 2025
20.03.2025
5/5
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner was entitled to permission and protection to conduct temple festival dramas on specific dates.
1 provisions across 1 enactments
N.Valmeganathan
The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai
The Revenue Divisional Officer, Melur, Madurai District
The Tahsildar, Melur Taluk, Madurai District
The Inspector of Police, Kottampatti Police Station, Kottampatti, Madurai District
V. LAKSHMINARAYANAN
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
