1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 01.03.2011 CORAM: THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN W.P(MD)No.2384 of 2011 K.S.Marimuthu .. Petitioner Vs. 1.The Superintendent of Police, Pudukottai District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station, Pudukottai District. .. Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grant permission to give permission and protection for conducting Cultural Programme on 18.03.2011 in connection with Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple at Chinnapandoorarpatty, Pudukkottai District. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Rajarajan For Respondents : Mr.S.Shanmugavel Additional Government Pleader O R D E R The failure on the part of the second respondent to grant permission to conduct Cultural event in connection with the festival of “Arulmigu Muthumariamman Kovil” to be held on 18.03.2011, made the petitioner to file this Writ Petition. 2. According to the petitioner, he is a former President of Chinnapandoorarpatty Village, Kulathur Taluk in the District of Pudukkottai. In the said village, there is a temple called “Arulmigu Muthumariamman Kovil”. The temple used to attract large gathering and in connection with the festival the villagers used to conduct various cultural events. The dance programme consists of folk dances and other western musics and songs. However, there would be no kind of indecency or obscenity in the conduct of dance festival. 3. The petitioner approached the second respondent with a request to grant permission to conduct the dance festival. The second respondent denied permission orally. This compelled the petitioner to file the Writ Petition. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 4. The learned Additional Government Pleader on instructions submits that the second respondent is prepared to grant permission provided the petitioner does not indulge in any kind of obscene or vulgar acts in connection with the dance festival. According to the learned Additional Government Pleader, the police should be given liberty to take action, in case, the petitioner indulge in any kind of obscene or vulgar acts in connection with the dance festival. 5. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties. 6. The application submitted by the petitioner appears to be pending before the second respondent. The learned Additional Government Pleader submitted that the police have no objection for conducting dance festival without resorting to obscene or vulgar acts. 7. The second respondent cannot prevent the petitioner and other villagers from conducting temple festival or cultural programmes under the guise of law and order problem. In fact, in similar circumstances, the Division Bench of this Court as per order dated 13.05.2010 in W.P.No.6709 of 2010 granted permission to the villagers to conduct Adal Padal dancing programme without any obscene dances. 8. Therefore, I am of the view that interest of justice would be sub served in case a direction is issued to the second respondent to grant permission to the petitioner to conduct the cultural events Adal Padal on the occasion of the temple festival by name “Arulmigu Muthumariamman Kovil”. However, it is made clear that the petitioner or the other villagers should not indulge in any kind of obscene or vulgar acts in connection with the dance festival. In the event of conducting any obscene or any vulgar dances, it is open to the second respondent to take action against the concerned as per law. 9. The Writ Petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(P&A) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Superintendent of Police, Pudukottai District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Mathur Police Station, Pudukottai District. +1cc to the Special Govt.Pleader, Sr.No. 11006 rj2 ssk/15.03.2011 /4c -2p/- W.P(MD)No.2384 of 2011 01.03.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/