W.P.No.33265 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED 02.09.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI W.P.No.33265 of 2025 P.Thankarasu Petitioner Versus 1. The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Kallakurichi District, Kallakurichi 2. The Tahsildar, Chinna Salem, Kallakurichi District Kallakurichi 3. The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, Villupuram District, Villupuram 4. Karupanna Moopar Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to ensure that the temple chariot festival at Mariamman Koil and Chelliamman Koil, Kallanatham located at Kallanatham village, Pandiankuppam, Chinna Salem, villupuram District is conducted in the 1/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.33265 of 2025 month of September, 2025 in a free, fair and inclusive manner, allowing equal participation of all our nine subcastes, direct the 2nd and 3rd respondents to supervise the festival and prevent any dominant based exclusion, declare that no group can monopolize temple festivals to the exclusion of others. For Petitioner : Mr.K.Sathish Krishnan For Respondents : Mr.S.Jayachandran for R1 and R2 Government Advocate Mr.S.Ravichandran for R3 Additional Government Pleader (HR&CE) O R D E R This Writ Petition has been filed to direct the respondents to ensure the temple chariot festival at Mariamman Koil and Chelliamman Koil, Kallanatham located at Kallanatham village, Pandiankuppam, Chinna Salem, villupuram District is conducted in the month of September, 2025 in a free, fair and inclusive manner, allowing equal participation of all nine subcastes and to direct the 2nd and 3rd respondents to supervise the festival and prevent any dominant based exclusion, further to declare that no group can monopolize temple festivals to the exclusion of others. 2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would 2/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.33265 of 2025 submit that the petitioner is a resident of Kallanatham Village, Pandiankuppam, Chinna salem, Villupuram district and there are three temples called Marriamman Koil (Middle of the village) Chelliamman Koil (Western side) and Ayyanar Koil (Southern part), which are under the control of HR & CE Department. There are nine communities residing in the said village, however, the majority community decided to exclude the minority community from the poojas of the temple chariot festival, aggrieved by the above discrimination, the petitioner made a representation to the respondents to conduct the festival by allowing all the persons equally and the said representation was not considered, hence the present writ petition is filed. 3. The learned Government advocate and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 3, on instructions, would submit that the representation of the petitioner will be considered and ensure participation of all community (majority / minority) people equally along with the petitioner in the village temple festival in a peaceful manner. 4. In view of the said undertaking given by the learned 3/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.33265 of 2025 Government advocate and the learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for the respondents 1 to 3, this Court is inclined to direct the respondents 1to 3 to ensure equal participation of all minority community people along with majority community people in the village during the temple festival and it is made clear that if any one violates, the respondents 1 to 3 are at liberty to take action against the persons, who creates law and order problem. In the result, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. 02.09.2025 Index:Yes/No Internet:Yes/No Speaking /Non speaking Judgment ssd 4/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.33265 of 2025 M.DHANDAPANI, J., ssd To 1. The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, Kallakurichi District, Kallakurichi 2. The Tahsildar, Chinna Salem, Kallakurichi District Kallakurichi 3. The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, Villupuram District, Villupuram W.P.No.33265 of 2025 02.09.2025 5/5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis