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S.muthukumar vs. the Superintendent of Police

Decided on 30 April 2024• Citation: WP(MD)/10806/2024• Madras High Court
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                                                        W.P.(MD)No.10806 of 2024  
               BEFORE  THE  MADURAI   BENCH  OF  MADRAS   HIGH  COURT             
                                  DATED  : 30.04.2024                             
                                       CORAM:                                     
                  THE  HONOURABLE     MR.JUSTICE   B.PUGALENDHI                   
                              W.P.(MD)No.10806  of 2024                           
             S.Muthukumar,                              ... Petitioner            
                                           Vs                                     
             1. The Superintendent of Police,                                     
             Thoothukudi District,                                                
             Thoothukudi.                                                         
             2. The Inspector of Police,                                          
             Kulasekarpattinam Police Station,                                    
             Thoothukudi,                                                         
             Thoothukudi District.                                                
             3. The Returning Officer / The Revenue Divisional Officer,           
             O/o.RDO,                                                             
             Tiruchendur,                                                         
             Thoothukudi District.                    ... Respondents             
             PRAYER:Writ   Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of
             India, seeking for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to
             call for the records pertaining to impugned rejection order C.No.    
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                                                        W.P.(MD)No.10806 of 2024  
             02/Permission/F5PS/2024 dated 09.04.2024 passed by the second        
             respondent and quash the same being illegal, invalid, without jurisdiction
             and violated the principle of Natural Justice and contrary to the law and
             consequently to grant permission to conduct cultural (Isai and Adal Padal)
             program on 20.05.2024 from 8.00 p.m to 11.00 p.m. in Arulmigu        
             Mutharaman Temple, Theriyur, Udangudi, Thoothukudi District.         
                       For Petitioner : Mr.V.Rajiv Rupus                          
                       For Respondents : Mr.T.Senthil Kumar                       
                                        Additional Public Prosecutor              
                                       ORDER                                      
                  This writ petition has been filed challenging the proceedings   
             dated 09.04.2024, in and by which, the second respondent, by referring
             the law and order issue, rejected the request of the petitioner to grant
             permission and to give necessary police protection for conducting Adal
             Padal Programme scheduled to be held on 20.05.2024 from 8.00 p.m to  
             11.00 p.m. in Arulmigu Mutharaman Temple, Theriyur, Udangudi,        
             Thoothukudi District.                                                
                  2. Heard the learned counsel on either side.                    
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                                                        W.P.(MD)No.10806 of 2024  
                  3. Now, the election in Tamil Nadu is over. Therefore, the      
             petitioner shall renew his application before the third respondent/the
             Assistant Returning Officer, Thoothukudi. On receipt of such         
             application, the third respondent/the Assistant Returning Officer shall
             consider the same.                                                   
                  4. With the above direction, this Writ Petition is closed. No   
             costs.                                                               
                                                               30.04.2024         
             NCC  : Yes / No.                                                     
             Index : Yes / No.                                                    
             Internet: Yes / No.                                                  
             LR                                                                   
             Note : Issue order copy on 02.05.2024                                
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                                                        W.P.(MD)No.10806 of 2024  
             To                                                                   
             1. The Superintendent of Police,                                     
             Thoothukudi District,                                                
             Thoothukudi.                                                         
             2. The Inspector of Police,                                          
             Kulasekarpattinam Police Station,                                    
             Thoothukudi,                                                         
             Thoothukudi District.                                                
             3. The Returning Officer / The Revenue Divisional Officer,           
             O/o.RDO,                                                             
             Tiruchendur,                                                         
             Thoothukudi District.                                                
             4.The Additional Public Prosecutor,                                  
             Madurai Bench of Madras High Court.                                  
             Madurai.                                                             
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                                                        W.P.(MD)No.10806 of 2024  
                                                      B.PUGALENDHI,    J.         
                                                                      LR          
                                                W.P.(MD)No.10806  of 2024         
                                                               30.04.2024         
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