W.P.(MD) No.5252 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 12.03.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE J.NISHA BANU AND THE HONOURABLE MRS.JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY W.P.(MD)No.5252 of 2025 P.Rajakumar ... Petitioner -Vs- 1.The Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, No.119, Uthamar Gandhi Road, Thousand Lights West, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034. 2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai Rural District, Madurai. 4.The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, No.H 306, TNHB Colony, Ellis Nagar, Madurai-625016. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.5252 of 2025 5.The Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, No.H 306, TNHB Colony, Ellis Nagar, Madurai-625016. 6.The Executive Officer of Arulmigu Edaganathasamy Thirukovil, Thiruvedagam, Vadipatti Taluk, Madurai District. 7.The Inspector of Police, Samayanallur Police Station, Madurai District. 8.Sonaimuthu 9.M.Muthunayagam ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 7 to make arrangements to clean the Karuvela trees in and around the temple in order to celebrate the Mahasivarathri festival on 26.02.2025 and to give electricity connection and to give adequate police protection to the devotees of Arulmigu Sivan Kovil & Sri Ezhiya Gurusamy Jeevasamthi Temple (HR & CE controlled temple) situated at Thenur Village, Madurai District and injuncting the respondents 8 and 9 not to disturb or making hindrance to the devotees, who are worshipping the said temple as per the order made by this Court in W.P.(MD)No.26378 of 2022, dated 29.11.2022 considering the representation dated 17.02.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.R.Anandha Raj For R1 to R5 : Mr.P.Thilak Kumar, Government Pleader https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.5252 of 2025 For R6 : Mr.C.Gunaseelarupan, Standing Counsel For R7 : Mr.A.Albert James, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) For R8 & R9 : Mr.S.Ramesh ORDER [Order of the Court was made by J.NISHA BANU, J.] The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents 1 to 7 to make arrangements to clean the karuvelam trees in and around the temple in order to celebrate the Mahasivarathri festival on 26.02.2025 and to give electricity connection and to give adequate police protection to the devotees of Arulmigu Sivan Kovil & Sri Ezhiya Gurusamy Jeevasamthi Temple (HR & CE controlled temple) situated at Thenur Village, Madurai District and to restrain the respondents 8 and 9 from disturbing or making hindrance to the devotees, who are worshipping the said temple, as per the order of this Court dated 29.11.2022 made in W.P.(MD)No.26378 of 2022 by considering his representation dated 17.02.2025. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.5252 of 2025 2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the prayer sought for in this petition has become infructuous, as the Mahasivarathri festival is over on 26.02.2025. 3.In view of the above, nothing survives for further adjudication in this petition. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed. No costs. [J.N.B., J.] & [S.S.Y., J.] 12.03.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Yuva To 1.The Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, No.119, Uthamar Gandhi Road, Thousand Lights West, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034. 2.The District Collector, Madurai District, Madurai. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Madurai Rural District, Madurai. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.5252 of 2025 4.The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, No.H 306, TNHB Colony, Ellis Nagar, Madurai-625016. 5.The Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, No.H 306, TNHB Colony, Ellis Nagar, Madurai-625016. 6.The Inspector of Police, Samayanallur Police Station, Madurai District. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.5252 of 2025 J.NISHA BANU, J. AND S.SRIMATHY , J. Yuva W.P.(MD)No.5252 of 2025 12.03.2025 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis