W.P.Crl.(MD)No.673 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 19.08.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P.Crl.(MD) No.673 of 2025 and W.M.P Crl.(MD) Nos.188 and 189 of 2025 1. Perumal 2. Muthaiah 3. Mayalagu 4. Sakthivel ... Petitioners Vs 1. The District Collector, Sivagangai District. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai Division, Sivagangai District. 3. The Tahsildar, Karaikudi Taluk, Sivagangai District. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District. 5. The Inspector of Police, Kundrakudi Police Station, Sivagangai District. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.673 of 2025 6. Panjanathan 7. Viswanathan 8. Nachiyappan 9. Muthalagu 10. Veerabagu 11. Subramanian 12. Idhayakannan 13. Athinamilagi ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the constitution of India, seeking for the issuance of Writ of Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 5 to take appropriate action against the respondents 6 to 13 for the act of ex-communication done by them against the petitioners and their family members consequentially direct the respondnets 6 to 13 to collect tax namely pullivari in furture for all the festivals of parainachi Amman Nondi Karuppar and Muniyaiah Temples for every year. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Venkatesh For R1 to R3 : Mr.F.Deepak For R4 and R5 : Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar Additional Public Procesecutor 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.673 of 2025 ORDER This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondents 1 to 5 to take appropriate action against respondents 6 to 13 for the alleged act of ex-communication of the petitioners and their family members, and consequently to direct the respondents 6 to 13 to collect Pullivari tax in future for all the festivals of Parainachi Amman, Nondi Karuppar and Muniyaiah Temples every year. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners and their family members have been ex-communicated in their village and were not permitted to enter into the temples and participate in the temple festivals. Considering the said submission, this Court, by an earlier order dated 29.07.2025, directed the learned Additional Public Prosecutor to obtain instructions from the Tahsildar concerned. 3. Today, the learned Additional Public Prosecutor has produced written instructions furnished by the Tahsildar, Karaikudi. The Tahsildar has stated that, upon verification, it was found that there is no 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.673 of 2025 ex-communication in the village and that the petitioners and their family members have not been discriminated against. 4. Recording the above submissions, this Writ Petition is closed with a direction to the Tahsildar, Karaikudi, to ensure that no person in the said village is subjected to any form of discrimination. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. 19.08.2025 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No Indu 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.673 of 2025 To 1. The District Collector, Sivagangai District. 2. The Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai Division, Sivagangai District. 3. The Tahsildar, Karaikudi Taluk, Sivagangai District. 4. The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District. 5. The Inspector of Police, Kundrakudi Police Station, Sivagangai District. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.673 of 2025 B.PUGALENDHI, J. Indu W.P.Crl.(MD)No.673 of 2025 19.08.2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis