W.P(MD)No.30703 of 2025 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 29.10.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN W.P(MD)No.30703 of 2025 and W.M.P.(MD)No.23842 and 23898 of 2025 1.A.Venkataraman 2.A.A.Jeyajothiraja ... Petitioners Vs. 1.The Director Department of Town and Country Planning, Chennai. 2.The Commissioner, (Town and Country Planning Department), Virudhunagar Municipality, Virudhunagar District. 3.The Member Secretary, Virudhunagar Local Town Planning Authority, Vaidhyanatha Iyer Street, Shenoy Nagar, Madurai. ... Respondents PRAYER:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records of the impugned lock and seal order in order No.01/2025 dated 16.10.2025 on the file of the second respondent and quash the same. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.30703 of 2025 For Petitioner : Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai For R1 & R3 : Mr.J.Ashok Additional Government Pleader For R2 : Mr.D.Sadiq Raja Standing Counsel ORDER (Order of the Court was made by DR.ANITA SUMANTH, J.) The petitioner has challenged the lock and seal order dated 16.10.2025. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner would fairly accede to the position that the purpose of challenge is only to enable conduct of two weddings in the premises to be locked and sealed. The weddings are to be conducted on 31.10.2025 and 02.11.2025 and the marriage invitations have been enclosed. Hence, while sustaining the impugned order, we permit the premises at Survey No.22, Block No.2, T.S.No.1/1, Virudhunagar, Virudhunagar District to be opened from the evening of 30.10.2025 till the evening of 31.10.2025 and from the evening of 02.11.2025 till the evening of 03.11.2025 for the conduct of wedding and connected functions on those dates. 2.The petitioner undertakes to hand over the key on the morning of 04.11.2025 to the authorities, which is recorded. 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.30703 of 2025 3.With this, this writ petition is dismissed with liberty as aforesaid. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. [A.S.M.J.,] & [C.K.J.,] 29.10.2025 Index :Yes/No Internet :Yes ta To 1.The Director Department of Town and Country Planning, Chennai. 2.The Member Secretary, Virudhunagar Local Town Planning Authority, Vaidhyanatha Iyer Street, Shenoy Nagar, Madurai. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P(MD)No.30703 of 2025 DR.ANITA SUMANTH, J. AND C.KUMARAPPAN, J. ta W.P(MD)No.30703 of 2025 29.10.2025 (1/2) 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis