Mettur Town Recreation Club v. Aun kabilan and 2 others
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court (Justice P.T. Asha), 05-02-2026: Sub Application No. 34 of 2025 in Cont.P. No. 390 of 2024 by Mettur Town Recreation Club seeking recall of the order dated 07/03/2024. Police respondents (Aun kabilan, SP Salem District; Mariyamuthu, DSP Mettur; Subramanian, Inspector, Mettur PS) via Government Advocate (Crl. Side) L.baskaran, on instructions from Mrs.M.Amsavalli (Inspector, Mettur PS), denied any closure/sealing of the club premises, attributing the closure to the petitioner itself. Court permitted the club to operate under the conditions of W.P. No.20523 of 2018, directed police to stay away, advised CCTV installation covering public-access areas, and closed the application. Keywords: recall of contempt-petition order, sealing/closure of club premises, recreation club Mettur Salem, CCTV monitoring condition, liberty to run business, police to keep away.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner given liberty to continue running the recreation club in accordance with the conditions imposed in W.P. No.20523 of 2018; respondents (police officials) to stay away from the club; petitioner advised to install CCTV cameras with a monitor covering areas accessible to the public; the Sub Application (seeking recall of the order dated 07/03/2024 in Cont.P.No.390 of 2024) stands closed on the recorded submissions.