W.P(MD)No.10372 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 16.04.2025 CORAM : THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL W.P(MD)No.10372 of 2025 K R. Narayanan ... Petitioner Vs 1. The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 3. The Tahsildar, Thiruppathur Taluk, Sivagangai District. 4. The Inspector of Police, Natchiyarpuram Police Station, Sivagangai. 5. Aathinamilagi @ Ilangesh 6. Muthuraman 7. Suresh @ Muruganantham 8. Dharman ... Respondents 1/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.10372 of 2025 PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent Nos. 1 to 4 to consider the representation of the petitioner for permitting the petitioner to perform the rituals and other formalities in the Sri Soola Karuppar, Sri Vallanattu Karuppa, Sri Pon Ayyanar and Sri Ulaganayagi Amman Kovil situated at Naduvikottai, Sivagangai District consequently directing the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate action against the respondent Nos. 5 to 8 within the period that may be stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.P. Venkata Subramanian, For R1 and R3 : Mr.M.Senthil Ayyanar Government Advocate For R2 and R4 : Mr.R.M.Anbunithi Additional Public Prosecutor For R7 : Mr.P.Aju Tagore O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent 1 to 4 to consider the representation of the petitioner for 2/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.10372 of 2025 permitting the petitioner to perform the rituals and other formalities in the Sri Soola Karuppar, Sri Vallanattu Karuppa, Sri Pon Ayyanar and Sri Ulaganayagi Amman Kovil situated at Naduvikottai, Sivagangai District and consequently to direct the respondents 1 to 4 to take appropriate action against the respondents 5 to 8. 2.The learned Counsel for the petitioner would submit that the private respondents excommunicated the petitioner and restricted the petitioner from participating in the temple festival, thereby, he sent the representation dated 13.03.2025, but the same has not been considered. Hence this petition. 3.The learned Government Advocate for the respondents 1 and 3 would submit that already they have conducted peace committee meeting and as per the peace committee meeting, there is no any excommunication was done. The private respondents have no any objection with regard to the petitioner's participation in worship in the said temple, but the petitioner has not participated in the meeting. Therefore, the allegations made in the petition are not true. There is no dispute between the villagers in conducting the festival. 3/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.10372 of 2025 4.The learned Additional Public Prosecutor appearing for the respondent police would submit that already peace committee meeting was conducted by the revenue authorities and as per the peace committee meeting, both the parties agreed to conduct the festival in a peaceful manner and the petitioner's representation was closed. Therefore, the respondent police are ready to provide police protection for worshiping. 5.The learned Counsel for the respondent No. 7 would submit that for the past twenty years, there is no any Manjuvirattu was conducted in the locality and the allegations levelled in the representation are false. Already peace committee meeting was conducted by the revenue authorities and as per the peace committee meeting, both the parties agreed to conduct the festival in a peaceful manner, but the petitioner has not participated in the meeting. However, they have not objected the petitioner to take part in the festival. Therefore, this petition is liable to be dismissed. 6.Heard both sides and perused the records. 4/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.10372 of 2025 7.The grievance of the petitioner is that the private respondents restrained him from performing rituals and other formalities of the temple festival, but the private respondents denied the allegations levelled in the petition and they have no any objection to take part in the festival by the petitioner. Already peace committee meeting was conducted by the revenue authorities and both the parties agreed to conduct the festival. Therefore, the respondent police are also ready to provide police protection for worshiping in the temple. 8.Recording the said submissions that all the respondents have no objection to take part in the festival by the petitioner, this Writ Petition is closed. 16.04.2025 Internet :Yes Index :Yes/No NCC :Yes/No LR 5/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.10372 of 2025 To 1. The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 3. The Tahsildar, Thiruppathur Taluk, Sivagangai District. 4. The Inspector of Police, Natchiyarpuram Police Station, Sivagangai. 5.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 6/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.10372 of 2025 P.DHANABAL , J. LR W.P(MD)No.10372 of 2025 16.04.2025 7/7 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis