1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 17.06.2011 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.HARIPARANTHAMAN W.P (MD) No.6186 of 2011 P.Rajagobal ... Petitioner Versus The Inspector of Police, Nazerath Police Station, Thoothukudi District. ... Respondent PRAYER: Writ petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records relating to the endorsment made by the respondent in petitioner representation dated 06.06.2011 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondent to provide permission to conduct Village folk dance and other cultural programs on 19.06.2011 at Vanathiruppathi Punnai Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple at Punnai Nagar, Thiruchendur Taluk, Thoothukudi District and provide police protection for the same. For Petitioner : Mr.Pon.Ramkumar For Respondent : Mr.R.Anandha Raj Government Advocate ORDER The petitioner claims to be the founder of Vanathiruppathi Punnai Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple at Punnai Nagar, Thiruchendur Taluk, Thoothukudi District and conducting the annual festival for the said Temple. It is stated that the committee members of the Temple decided to perform annual Temple festival from 16.06.2011 onwards for three days. The festival begins with various programmes and also the committee has further decided to conduct music, dance and other cultural programmes on 19.06.2011. 2. The petitioner made a representation to the respondent herein on 06.06.2011, to provide police protection for conducting the festival and to give permission to conduct village folk dance and other cultural programmes on 19.06.2011 at Vanathiruppathi Punnai Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple at Punnai Nagar, Thiruchendur Taluk, Thoothukudi District. But the respondent rejected the representation in the following lines and it is extracted hereunder:- “Mly;, ghly; epfH;r;rpapy; rl;lk;, xGA;F kw;Wk; rhjpr; rz;ilfs; rpy nlA;fspy; Vw;g;gl;Ls;sjhy;, khtl;lj;jpy; Mly;, ghly; epfH;r;rpf;F https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 jilbra;ag;gl;Ls;sJ vd Bkw;go epfH;r;rpapy; Mly; ghly; elj;j mDkjp kWf;fg;gLfpwJ.” 3. The petitioner has come up with this present writ petition to quash the aforesaid order dated 06.06.2011 and for a direction to provide permission to conduct village folk dance and other cultural programme on 19.06.2011. 4. Notice was ordered to the respondent. 5. With the consent of both parties, Writ Petition is taken up for final hearing. 6. Heard both sides. 7. Both sides agreed that the matter is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in W.P.No.9559 of 2009, dated 24.09.2009 and the operative portion of the order in paragraph No.3 is re-produced hereunder: “3.According to us, the villagers are going to have the cultural programmes during temple festival and in such a festival villagers will not tolerate any such obscene programme to be conducted. Therefore, according to us, the police should grant permission for the cultural programmes. However, it is always open to the respondent police to take action, if any obscene or vulgar dances are performed or exhibited during the function. The petitioner is also directed not to have any vulgar or obscene under the pretext of dance performance which is prohibited under law.” In terms of the said order, the writ petition is allowed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (Crl.Side) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To The Inspector of Police, Nazerath Police Station, Thoothukudi District. +1cc to Mr.T.Pon.Ramkumar, Advocate Sr. No.18928 ps akm/17.06.11 /2p-3c/ W.P (MD) No.6186 of 2011 17.06.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/