W.P.(MD) No.7653 of 2023 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENGH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 03.12.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY W.P.(MD)No.7653 of 2023 and W.M.P.(MD).No.7109 of 2023 M.Sethupathi ... Petitioner Vs 1. The District Collector, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Diamond Nagar, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai-622 033. 3. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, O/o. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alangudi Bus Stand Main Road, Alangudi Taluk, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai-622 301. 4. The Tahsildar, Pudukkottai Manamadurai Road, Alangudi Taluk, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkotai. 5. R.Thangaraj 1/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.7653 of 2023 6. R.Sankar 7. T.Palaniappan ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent Nos.1 and 4 to permit the petitioner and members of Adi Dravidar Community to worship at Adaikalam Kathaa Aiyanaar situated at S.No.424 at Vadakku Main Road, Vadakadu Post, Alangudi Taluk, Pudukkottai District and consequently direct respondent Nos.1 and 4 to forbear respondent Nos.5 to 7 from interfering with the petitioner's right to worship and other affairs of the Adaikalam Katha Aiyanaar Temple situated in S.No.424 at Vadakadu Main Road, Vadakadu Post, Alangudi Taluk, Pudukottai-622 304, Pudukkottai District, within the time frame that may be fixed by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Mohaboob Fazil For R-1 to R-4 : Mr.K.Balasubramani, Special Government Pleader For R-5 to R-7 : Ms.A.Arul Jenifer, for Mr.K.C.Maniyarasu O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent Nos.1 and 4 to permit the petitioner and the members of the 2/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.7653 of 2023 Adi Dravidar Community to worship at Adaikalam Katha Aiyanaar Temple situated in S.No.424, Vadakadu Main Road, Vadakadu Post, Alangudi Taluk, Pudukkottai District and consequently to direct the respondent Nos.1 and 4 to forbear the respondent Nos.5 to 7 from interfering with the petitioner’s right to worship and conduct other affairs of the said temple within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the respondent Nos.5 to 7 have erected a volley ball post in the land belonging to the aforesaid temple and are playing volley ball therein. It is further submitted that the respondent Nos.5 to 7 are preventing the petitioner and the members of his community from worshipping in the said temple. 3. The learned counsel appearing for respondent Nos.5 to 7 submitted that they are not preventing the petitioner or the members of his community from worshipping in the temple. It is further submitted that a civil suit relating to the subject matter is already pending before the competent Civil Court. 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.7653 of 2023 4. Since the relief sought by the petitioner is only to restrain respondent Nos.5 to 7 from preventing the petitioner from worshipping in the temple, and in view of the categorical submission made by the learned counsel for respondent Nos.5 to 7 that they are not interfering with the petitioner’s right of worship and that the land is a vacant poramboke land, this Court is not inclined to grant any further relief in this writ petition. 5. At this juncture, the learned counsel for respondent Nos.5 to 7 submitted that if the land is a poramboke land, no permission is required from the temple authorities. 6. Accordingly, this Writ Petition stands dismissed. No costs. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petition is closed. It is made clear that the observations made herein shall not in any manner influence the Civil Court while deciding the pending suit, and the Civil Court shall decide the same on its own merits and in accordance with law. 03.12.2025 Index : Yes/No Internet: Yes/No Neutral Citation: Yes/No TSG 4/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.7653 of 2023 To 1. The District Collector, Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai District. 2. The Superintendent of Police, Diamond Nagar, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai-622 033. 3. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, O/o. The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Alangudi Bus Stand Main Road, Alangudi Taluk, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkottai-622 301. 4. The Tahsildar, Pudukkottai Manamadurai Road, Alangudi Taluk, Pudukkottai District, Pudukkotai. 5/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.(MD) No.7653 of 2023 KRISHNAN RAMASAMY, J. TSG W.P.(MD)No.7653 of 2023 03.12.2025 6/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis