W.A(MD)No.495 of 2022
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
DATED : 01.06.2022
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN
and
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.VIJAYAKUMAR
W.A(MD)No.495 of 2022
M.Muthusamy ... Appellant/3rd Petitioner
Vs.
1.The Revenue Divisional Officer,
Usilampatti Revenue Division,
Usilampatti,
Madurai District.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police,
Usilampatti Division,
Usilampatti Taluk,
Madurai District.
3.The Tahsildar,
Usilampatti Taluk,
Usilampatti,
Madurai District.
4.The Sub-Inspector of Police,
Vaalanthoor Police Station,
Usilampatti Taluk,
Madurai District.
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5.Ramesh
6.Ramathevar
7.Thonthi
8.Karthikraja ... Respondents 1 to 8/Respondents
9.P.Paulraj
10.Kathirkannan ... Respondents 9 & 10/
Petitioners 1 & 2
PRAYER: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letter Patent, to set aside the
order, dated 05.05.2022 passed in W.P(MD)No.9382 of 2022 on the file
of this Court.
For Appellant : Mr.T.Palanisamy
For RR 1 to 4 : Mr.A.Baskaran
Additional Government Pleader
For R – 5 : Mr.G.Thalaimutharasu
JUDGMENT
(Judgment of the Court was delivered by G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.) Heard the learned counsel for the appellant, the learned Additional Government Pleader for respondents 1 to 4 and the learned counsel for the fifth respondent.
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2.This Writ Appeal is directed against the order of the learned Single Judge, dated 05.05.2022.
3.The appellant herein sought for a Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 4 to call for peace committee meeting and to take appropriate action to remove the Village name mentioned in the four Devar groups in the Kumbabishekam invitation of Arulmighu Angaala Eswari and Arulmighu Vaalagurunadha Swami Temple in Vaalanthoor Village, Usilampatti Taluk, Madurai District.
4.The learned Single Judge, after considering the fact and the averments made in the affidavit, held that there is no justification to issue Mandamus for the reason averred in the Writ Petition to direct the authorities to ensure that the Village name of the respondents 5 to 8 should not be mentioned in the banners or posters or cut-outs.
5.This Court when put a pointed question to the learned counsel for the appellant whether mentioning the Village name amounts to any 3/6 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.A(MD)No.495 of 2022 illegality or inconvenience to the appellant, the learned counsel for the appellant would submit that four Devar Community, which conduct the festival by mentioning their Village name, tries to discriminate the other Villagers.
6.This Court does not find any plausible justification in such submissions and to interfere with the order of the learned Single Judge.
Hence, the Writ Appeal is dismissed. No costs.
[G.J., J.] & [R.V., J.]
01.06.2022
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1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Usilampatti Revenue Division, Usilampatti, Madurai District.
2.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Usilampatti Division, Usilampatti Taluk, Madurai District.
3.The Tahsildar, Usilampatti Taluk, Usilampatti, Madurai District.
4.The Sub-Inspector of Police, Vaalanthoor Police Station, Usilampatti Taluk, Madurai District.
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