W.P.Crl.(MD)No.868 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 25.08.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P.Crl.(MD)No.868 of 2025 K.Muniyandi ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, O/o. District Collector Office, Collectorate Campus, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District. 2.The District Superintendent of Police, O/o.District Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District. 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, O/o. Revenue Divisional Office, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District. 4.The Thasildar, O/o. Thasildar Office, Ramanathapuram Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.868 of 2025 5.The Inspector of Police, Devipattinam Police Station, Devipattinam, Ramanathapuram District. 6.Gowtham 7.Ganapathy 8.Murugaraj 9.Anbarasan 10.Nagendran 11.Ilangovan ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the constitution of India, seeking for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the fifth respondent to give adequate police protection for the Jamintharvalasai village people for participating in the Mariamman Kovil Mulaikottu festival by forbearing the respondents 6 to 11 from ostracizing the petitioner and others considering the petitioner’s representation dated 03.06.2025. For Petitioner : Mr.D.Balamurugapandi For R2 & R5 : Mr.A.S.Abul Kalaam Azad, Government Advocate(Crl.side) For R1, R3 & R4 : Mr.F.Deepak, Special Government Pleader 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.868 of 2025 For R6, R9 & R11 : Mr.S.Atham Ali ORDER The petitioner’s grievance is that for having lodged a complaint against the private respondents, the private respondents, who are in the administration of the temple, are preventing him and his family members from entering into the temple. Therefore, the petitioner filed the present petition seeking Police protection for participating in the temple festival. 2.The learned counsel appearing for the respondents 6, 9 & 11 submits that they have not prevented anybody. 3.The learned Government Advocate(Crl.side) and the learned Special Government Pleader submits that no one is preventing the petitioner from entering into the temple. To that effect, the fourth respondent has also filed a 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.868 of 2025 report. 4.Recording the above submission, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent Police to ensure that the petitioner and his family members are not denied the right of entry in the temple. No costs. 25.08.2025 gns To 1.The District Collector, O/o. District Collector Office, Collectorate Campus, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District. 2.The District Superintendent of Police, O/o.District Superintendent of Police, Ramanathapuram, Ramanathapuram District. 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, O/o. Revenue Divisional Office, Ramanathapuram, 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.868 of 2025 Ramanathapuram District. 4.The Thasildar, O/o. Thasildar Office, Ramanathapuram Taluk, Ramanathapuram District. 5.The Inspector of Police, Devipattinam Police Station, Devipattinam, Ramanathapuram District. 6.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.Crl.(MD)No.868 of 2025 B.PUGALENDHI, J. gns W.P.Crl.(MD)No.868 of 2025 25.08.2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis