1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 28.09.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SUDHAKAR W.P.(MD)No.11126 of 2011 L.Robin Sattar President, Durga Pooja Co-ordination Committee, 145, 1st Floor, South Avani Moola Street, Madurai. ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The District Collector, Madurai. 2. The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. 3. The Inspector of Police(L&O), South Gate Police Station, Madurai. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to grant police protection to the petitioner to conduct the Durga Pooja festival from 02.10.2011 to 06.10.2011 and for procession on 06.10.2011 within a time frame fixed by this Court. For Petitioner ... Mr.J.Parekh Kumar For Respondents ... Mr.M.Govindan 1 to 3 Special Government Pleader. ORDER This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner to issue a writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to grant police protection to the petitioner to conduct the Durga Pooja festival from 02.10.2011 to 06.10.2011 and for procession on 06.10.2011 within a time frame. 2. Heard Mr.J.Parekh Kumar, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr.M.Govindan, learned Special Government Pleader, who takes notice for the respondents. 3. By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. 4. The petitioner seeks permission to conduct Durga Pooja festival and procession and has made a representation on 23.09.2011. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the authority to consider the same. 5. The Inspector of Police is present in Court. In view of the local body election and considering the difficulty expressed in providing police bandobust to such festivals at this juncture, the Inspector of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 Police requested that this Court may consider the same. He further stated that the request for taking out the idol by way of procession has already been rejected. 6. Taking note of the above stated circumstances and the difficulty as expressed by the Inspector of Police and also in view of the ensuing local body election, the rejection, insofar as the procession is concerned, is justified. The police authorities shall however grant permission for the conduct of the festival at an appointed place. Procession in any form is not permitted. 7. The Writ Petition is disposed of as above. No Costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) / True Copy / Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The District Collector, Madurai. 2. The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City, Madurai. 3. The Inspector of Police(L&O), South Gate Police Station, Madurai. Ssl SR : 18.10.2011 : 2p/4c W.P.(MD)No.11126 of 2011 28.09.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/