1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED 13.10.2011 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMASUBRAMANIAN W.P.(MD)No.11526 of 2011 M.R.Manickam ..Petitioner Vs 1. The Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner, Office of the Tamil nadu State Election Commission, No.208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Arumbakkam, Chennai - 600 106. 2. The District Collector, Madurai District at Madurai. 3. The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City at Madurai. 4. Mubarak Manthiri ..Respondents (R4 impleaded as per the order of this Court in M.P.No.1 of 2011, dated 13.10.2011) Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents to provide adequate strong police protection for the entire election booths of the 67th ward of the Madurai Corporation and consequently to extend the police protection to the petitioner and his family members by considering the representation given by the petitioner, dated 28.09.2011 For Petitioner :Mr.M.Solaisamy For Respondent-1:Mr.K.Mahendran Spl.Govt.Pleader For Respondents :Mr.R.Karthikeyan 2 and 3 Addl.Govt.Pleader ORDER The Petitioner has come up with the above Writ Petition seeking a Mandamus directing the respondents to provide adequate strong police protection for the polling booths in the 67th Ward of the Madurai Corporation and also to extend police protection to the petitioner. 2. The petitioner appeared in person today. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3. When the Writ Petition came up for admission, I direct telegraphic notice to be issued to the fourth respondent who was impleaded as a party as per the order dated 13.10.2011. 4. However, Mr.R.Karthikeyan, learned Additional Government Pleader on instructions submitted the following: (i) that ward No.67, has been identified as a very sensitive ward. (ii) that special police protection has been provided to all the polling booths in the ward in view of its sensitive nature. (iii) that the respondents themselves have provided 2 police constables for the security of the petitioner whenever he went for campaigning, and (iv) that regular marches are conducted by the police in the streets located in the ward in order to maintain law and order. 5. In view of the steps taken by the respondents themselves, nothing more needs to be done. 6. Hence, this Writ Petition is closed with the above observation. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(AE) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1. The Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner, Office of the Tamil nadu State Election Commission, No.208/2, Jawaharlal Nehru Road, Arumbakkam, Chennai - 600 106. 2. The District Collector, Madurai District at Madurai. 3. The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City at Madurai. +1cc to Mr.N.Sathish Babu, Advocate, Sr.No.35780 W.P(MD)No.11526 OF 2011 13.10.2011 vsn SMA/14.10.2011/5C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/