W.P(MD)No.6799 of 2022 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.08.2026 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.DILIP KUMAR W.P(MD)No.6799 of 2022 and WMP (MD) No.5248 of 2022 M.Periyasamy ... Petitioner vs. 1. The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 2. The Superintendent of Police, O/o. the Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai. 3. The Thasildar, Melur, Madurai District, Madurai. 4. The Inspector of Police, Meelavalavu Police Station, Melur, Madurai District. 5. Mandan Ambalam 6. Subramani 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.6799 of 2022 7. Baskaran.K 8. Periya Karuppan 9. Saravanan. K 10. Siva.P 11.Pandi.S ... Respondents 12. PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondent No.1 to 4 to Forbear the Respondents No.5 to 11 from conducting the Jallikattu in the Pudhukulam Kanmoi, Melavalavu village, Melur Taluk, Madurai District or in any other Non-Notified placed inviolation of Tamil nadu Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Conduct of Jallikattu) Rules, 2017 without Participation of the Members of the Scheduled Caste Community within the time period stipulated by this Hon' ble Court. For Petitioner : Mr.S. Rajasekar for M/s.Lajapathy Roy Associates For Respondents : Mr.M.Mahaboob Athiff, SGP (R1 and R3) : Mr.I.Murugesan, Counsel for State (R2 & R4) 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.6799 of 2022 O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by M.DHANDAPANI, J.) When the matter was taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that, during the pendency of this writ petition, the scheduled programme itself had been called off and hence, nothing survives for further adjudication in this writ petition. 2. Recording the aforesaid submission, this Writ Petition is dismissed as having become infructuous. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [M.D.I.,J.] & [N.D.K.,J.] 19.08.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes PKN 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.6799 of 2022 To 1. The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 2. The Superintendent of Police, O/o. the Superintendent of Police, Madurai District, Madurai. 3. The Thasildar, Melur, Madurai District, Madurai. 4. The Inspector of Police, Meelavalavu Police Station, Melur, Madurai District. 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.6799 of 2022 M.DHANDAPANI , J. and N.DILIP KUMAR, J. PKN W.P(MD)No.6799 of 2022 19.08.2026 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis