WP Crl. No. 1818 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 6 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE G.K. ILANTHIRAIYAN WP Crl. No. 1818 of 2026 and W.M.P.Crl.No.652 of 2026 S.Boopathi S/o. Somu, No.171, Old No.66/3, East Vanniyar Street, West KK Nagar, Chennai-600 078. ..Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The State Rep. by, The Commissioner of Police Chennai City, Vepery, Chennai-600 007. 2. The Joint Commissioner of Police(South) St.Thomas Mount, Chennai-600 016. 3. The Deputy Commissioner of Police T.Nagar, Medley Road, Chennai-600 117. 4. The Assistant Commissioner of Police Vadapalani, Chennai-600 026. 5. The Inspector of Police R7, KK Nagar Police Station, Chennai-600 078. 6. A.Pandiyan S/o. Arunachalam, Old No.45/12, New No.8A, Bazar Street, Virugambakkam, Kalaingar Karunanidhi Ngar, Chennai-600 078. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1818 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 6 7. B.Saravnan S/o. Balakrishnan, No.10, T.K. Palani 2nd Cross Street, Periyar Nagar, Nesapakkam, Kalaingar Karunanidhi Nagar, Chennai-600 075. 8. V.Palani S/o. Veeramuthu, New No.2, Old No.24, West Vanniyar Street, West KK Nagar, Virugambakkam, Kalaingar Karunanidhi Nagar, Chennai-600 078. ..Respondent(s) PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents 1 to 5 to consider the petitioners representation dt.28.04.2026 and consequently forbear the Respondents from granting permission to Respondent 6 to 8 for conducting the proposed Aadi Thiruvizha in Arulmigu Sri Mariamman Temple,except upon and in accordance with orders passed by the competent Civil Court in O.S.No.6531 of 2024 in the light of the judgment of the Honble Division Bench in W.A.1646 of 2025,and pass such further or other orders as this Honble Court may deem fit to pass in the facts and circumstances of the case and thus render justice. For Petitioner(s): M/s.K.Suhasini For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Ganesh Kumar Counsel for Government for R1 to R5 Mr.S.Sugendran R6 to R8 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1818 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 6 ORDER The Writ Petition has been filed seeking direction to the Respondents 1 to 5 to consider the petitioners representation dt.28.04.2026 and consequently forbear the Respondents from granting permission to Respondent 6 to 8 for conducting the proposed Aadi Thiruvizha in Arulmigu Sri Mariamman Temple,except upon and in accordance with orders passed by the competent Civil Court in O.S.No.6531 of 2024 in the light of the judgment of the Honble Division Bench in W.A.1646 of 2025. 2. 2. It is seen that a dispute is already pending between the petitioner and respondents 6 to 8 herein regarding the conduct of the Aadi Thiruvizha festival at the Arulmigu Sri Mariamman Temple. A suit is also pending in O.S. No. 6531 of 2024 on the file of the Vth Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai. Therefore, the representation submitted by the petitioner seeking to restrain respondents 6 to 8 from conducting the Aadi Thiruvizha festival at the Arulmigu Sri Mariamman Temple cannot be considered. 3. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is dismissed. The petitioner is at liberty to approach the Civil Court for appropriate relief. Until an order is obtained from the Civil Court, no party is permitted to conduct the Aadi Thiruvizha https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1818 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 6 festival at the Arulmigu Sri Mariamman Temple. In the event of any violation of this Court's order, the 5th respondent is directed to take appropriate action against any person who engages in illegal activities in the name of the Aadi Thiruvizha festival. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. 28-07-2026 SMA Note : Issue Order copy on 28.07.2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1818 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 6 G.K.ILANTHIRAIYAN, J. SMA WP Crl. No. 1818 of 2026 28-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP Crl. No. 1818 of 2026 __________ Page6 of 6 To 1. The State Rep. by, The Commissioner of Police Chennai City, Vepery, Chennai-600 007. 2. The Joint Commissioner of Police(South) St.Thomas Mount, Chennai-600 016. 3. The Deputy Commissioner of Police T.Nagar, Medley Road, Chennai-600 117. 4. The Assistant Commissioner of Police Vadapalani, Chennai-600 026. 5. The Inspector of Police R7, KK Nagar Police Station, Chennai-600 078. 6. The Public Prosecutor, Madras High Court. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis