1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18.07.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE R.MALA Criminal Original Petition(MD) No.8546 of 2011 K.Vanumamalai @ Gopal .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Tuticorin District, Tuticorin. 2.The Inspector of Police, Seithunganallur Police Station, Seithunganallur, Tuticorin District. .. Respondents 3.Nambi Thevar 4.Esakki Konar 5.Masilamani 6.Muthumalai Nadar 7.Ponniaya Nayakkar 8.Pattani Konar .. Petitioners/Proposed Respondents (R3 to R8 impleaded as per the order in M.P(MD)No.1 of 2011 Crl OP.8546/2011 dated 18.07.2011) Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to direct the respondents to give police protection for celebrating the Temple Kodi Festival in Semburaperi Kulakarai Karayadi Sudalaimadasamy Pattani Koil situated in Ramanujam Pudur Village from 12.07.2011 to 20.07.2011 as per the petition dated 06.06.2011. For Petitioner :Mr.H.Arumugam For Respondents :Mr.K.v.Rajarajan Govt. Advocate (Crl.side) for R1 and R2 O R D E R The petitioner approaches this Court with a prayer to direct the respondents to give police protection for celebrating the Temple Kodi Festival in Semburaperi Kulakarai Karayadi Sudalaimadasamy Pattani Koil situated in Ramanujam Pudur Village from 12.07.2011 to 20.07.2011 as per the petition dated 06.06.2011 2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that already steps have been taken to celebrate the Adi festival and hence the petitioner wants police protection for celebrating the temple in Kodai festival to be held on 12.07.2011 to 20.07.2011, as per the representation dated 06.06.2011, since no action has been taken by the respondents. Hence, the petitioner filed this petition seeking a direction from this Court for police protection. 3.The learned Counsel for the interveners would submits that the Executive Committee Members also agreed to conduct the festival. Hence, https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 the petitioner has no locus standi to file a petition and seeks for dismissal of the petition. 4.Heard the learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) appearing for the respondents. 5.Considering the rival submissions, that there was a civil dispute between the two groups of people as per the version of the petitioner, already O.S.No.288 of 1992 has been filed by one Pulamadan which was dismissed and another O.S.No.272 of 2002 was filed by one Nambi Thevar, which was also dismissed and against which, A.S.No.206 of 2005 filed and the same was also dismissed. As per the version of intervener, he preferred Second Appeal and the Second Appeal is yet to be numbered. In such circumstances, I am inclined to direct the respondents police herein, to consider the representation given by the petitioner on 06.06.2011 and pass appropriate orders and if necessary, the respondents police is directed to give police protection in accordance with law. 6. With the above observation, this Criminal Original Petition is disposed of. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (AE) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Tuticorin District, Tuticorin. 2.The Inspector of Police, Seithunganallur Police Station, Seithunganallur, Tuticorin District. 3.The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai. +1CC TO MR.H.ARUMUGAM, ADVOCATE SR.23307 +1CC TO MR.A.MUTHUESAKKI, ADVOCATE SR.23287 Gsr SR : 18.07.2011 : 2p/6c : IT Crl.O.P.(MD)No.8546 of 2011 18.07.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/