1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 11.01.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE.N.PAUL VASANTHAKUMAR and THE HONOURABLE Ms.JUSTICE.R.SUBBIAH Writ Petition (MD)No.311 of 2011 & M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2011 V.S.Ramasamy ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Chairman, (Secretary for Department of Animal usbandry and Fisheries, Committee under the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals Act,1960), Fort.St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The District Collector,Karur District. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Karur, Karur District. 4.The Inspector of Police, Aravankurichi Police Station, Aravankurichi, Karur District. 5.The President, Santhapadi Village Panchayat, Karur District. 6.The President, Modakoor Melbegam Village Panchayat, Karur District. ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to forbear the respondents from permitting and conducting of cock fight and gaming act under the guise of cock fight. For Petitioner ... Mr.K.P.S.Palanivel Rajan For R.1 to R.4 ... Mr.R.Janakiramalu, Spl.Govt.Pleader For R.5 and R.6 .... Mr.K.Balasubramanian ORDER (Order of the Court was made by N.PAUL VASANTHAKUMAR,J) The prayer in the Writ Petition is for issuing a Writ of Mandamus to forbear the respondents from permitting and conducting of cockfight and gaming under the guise of cockfight. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the birds used in the cockfights are being intoxicated and a sharp knife is tied around the legs with the tip of the knife dipped in poisonous substances and birds are put to cruelty, which is prohibited under the law. People from all areas and other states are participating to witness the festival for a period of https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 five to seven days. In this regard, the petitioner submitted a representation before the District Collector on 27.12.2010 and no action having been taken, he filed this Writ Petition for the above said prayer. 3. The learned counsel for the respondents 5 and 6 submitted that neither the birds would be intoxicated nor knife would be tied around the legs with the tip of the knife dipped in poisonous substances. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel for the contesting respondents submit that the cockfights may be permitted with the supervision of the fourth respondent and the birds can be diagnosed by any one of the veterinary doctors attached to Santhapadi Village Panchayat or Modakoor Melbegam Village Panchayat, Karur District. 5. The learned Government Pleader also submits that any one of the veterinary doctors, as stated by the contesting respondents, may be directed to oversee the cockfights to prevent such cruelty, as alleged by the petitioner. 6. In the light of the above said submissions made, this Writ Petition stands disposed of with a direction to the respondents 1 to 4 to give permission to the cockfights to be conducted by the fifth and sixth respondents with the supervision of the fourth respondent as well as any one of the veterinary doctor either from Santhapadi Dispensary or Modakoor Melbegam Dispensary, Karur District, for the purpose of diagnosis of the birds. The respondents 5 and 6 are directed to bear the expenses for providing police supervision and the veterinary doctor attending the supervision. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. No costs. SD ASST REGISTRAR (T AND P) /TRUE COPY/ SUB ASST REGISTRAR To 1.The Chairman, (Secretary for Department of AnimalHusbandry and Fisheries, Committee under the Prevention of Cruelly to Animals Act,1960), Fort.St.George, Chennai-600 009. 2.The District Collector, Karur District. 3.The Superintendent of Police, Karur, Karur District. 4.The Inspector of Police, Aravankurichi Police Station, Aravankurichi, Karur District. 5.The President, Santhapadi Village Panchayat, Karur District. 6.The President, Modakoor Melbegam Village Panchayat, Karur District. 1CC TO MR. K. BALASUBRAMANI, ADVOCATE, SR: 1274: 1CC TO MR.K.P.S.PALANIVEL RAJAN, ADVOCATE, SR: 1255: DM:2011:JANURARY:11: W.P.(MD)No.311 of 2011 11.01.2011 2P:9C:; https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/