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2025 DAILYLAW 113293 (MAD)

SRIDHARAN v. THE COLLECTOR

WP/39571/2025 · 2025-10-17

M Dhandapani

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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W.P.No.39571 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 17.10.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P.No.39571 of 2025 Sridharan ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Collector Salem District Collector Office, Salem. 2.The Revenue Officer, Salem District Revenue Office, Salem. 3.District Revenue Officer, Salem District Revenue Office, Salem. ... Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records from the respondents and quash the order dated 15.10.2025 of District Revenue Officer as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and to direct the respondents to grant temporary cracker license to the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Dayan Shariff For Respondents : Mr.P.Ganesan Additional Government Pleader 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.39571 of 2025 O R D E R This writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records from the respondents and quash the order dated 15.10.2025 of District Revenue Officer as illegal, arbitrary and contrary to law and to direct the respondents to grant temporary cracker license to the petitioner. 2.The learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents submitted that the petitioner made application for temporary licence for selling crackers and the same was rejected since the place mentioned in the petitioner's application belong to the Block Development Office. 3.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that this Court may issue direction to the respondents to grant temporary licence to the petitioner for selling crackers at No.4/81A, Maniyakkaranur Kongupatti, Kongupatti South, Kadayampatti, Tamil Nadu for this year. 4.In response, the learned Additional Government Pleader submitted that temporary licence will be granted to the petitioner for 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.39571 of 2025 selling crackers in the address mentioned in the petitioner's application, from 17.10.2025 to 22.10.2025. However, this Court may issue direction to the petitioner to give undertaking affidavit with regard to the safety measures. 5.Recording the submission made by the learned Special Government Pleader, this writ petition is closed. The petitioner is directed to give undertaking affidavit before the respondents with regard to the safety measures. It is made clear that this order is applicable only for this year (2025). 6.The writ petition is closed. No costs. 17.10.2025 pri Index: Yes/ No Speaking Order: Yes/ No NCC: Yes/ No To 1.The Collector Salem District Collector Office, Salem. 2.The Revenue Officer, Salem District Revenue Office, Salem. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.39571 of 2025 M.DHANDAPANI,J. pri 3.District Revenue Officer, Salem District Revenue Office, Salem. W.P.No.39571 of 2025 17.10.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis