WPCrl(MD)No.573 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 06.08.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI WPCrl(MD)No.573 of 2025 P.Chinnadurai Naicker ... Petitioner versus 1.The District Collector, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai. 2.The District Revenue Officer, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai. 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Illuppur Revenue Division, Pudukottai District. 4.The Tahsildar, Viralimali Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 5.The Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai District, Pudukottai. 6.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Illuppur Division, Pudukkottai District. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WPCrl(MD)No.573 of 2025 7.The Inspector of Police, Viralimalai Police Station, Pudukkottai District. 8.Mathavan Naicker ... Respondents [R8 is impleaded vider order dated 23.07.2025 WMP(MD)No.182 of 2025] Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the constitution of India, directing the respondent No.5 to 7 to grant police protection for conducting temple festival from 20.07.2025 to 22.07.2025 including maddu marithal (khL kwpj;jy;) festival on 22.07.2025 of Arulmighu Sri Muthumariamman temple, Poosari Naickenpatti, Vanathirayanpatti village, Viralimalai taluk, Pudukkottai district, based on the petitioner's representation dated 02.07.2025 within a time frame stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.AN.Ramanathan For Respondents : Mr.F.Deepak, Nos. 1 to 4 Special Government Pleader For Respondent : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Nos.5 to 7 Government Advocate For Respondent : Mr.M.Prabhu No.8 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WPCrl(MD)No.573 of 2025 ORDER The petitioner has filed this petition seeking permission and police protection for conducting festival in Arulmighu Sri Muthumariamman temple, Poosari Naickenpatti, Vanathirayanpatti village, Viralimalai taluk, Pudukkottai district 2.The learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent police submits that there are two groups and therefore, they have not granted permission. 3.The learned counsel for the private respondent submits that they have amicably solved the issue and they are willing to conduct the festival jointly and they have to be permitted as done in the past, by the petitioner's group 4.The learned counsel for the petitioner readily accepted and they are not preventing the private respondent from participating in the 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WPCrl(MD)No.573 of 2025 festival. Further it is reported that since the date already fixed for the festival is over, they have re-scheduled the festival from 17.08.2025 to 19.08.2025. 5.This Court considered the rival submissions made. 6.Since both parties have agreed to conduct the festival by amicable settlement, this petition is disposed with a direction to the respondent police to provide permission and protection for conducting the festival from 17.08.2025 to 19.08.2025 by imposing reasonable restrictions. 06.08.2025 DSK 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WPCrl(MD)No.573 of 2025 To 1.The District Collector, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai. 2.The District Revenue Officer, Pudukottai District, Pudukottai. 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Illuppur Revenue Division, Pudukottai District. 4.The Tahsildar, Viralimali Taluk, Pudukkottai District. 5.The Superintendent of Police, Pudukkottai District, Pudukottai. 6.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Illuppur Division, Pudukkottai District. 7.The Inspector of Police, Viralimalai Police Station, Pudukkottai District. 8. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WPCrl(MD)No.573 of 2025 B.PUGALENDHI, J. DSK WPCrl(MD)No.573 of 2025 06.08.2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis