1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:26.08.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.JYOTHIMANI AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.SUNDRESH W.P.(MD).No.9706 of 2011 and M.P.No.1 of 2011 S.Sivakami :Petitioner -Vs- 1.The District Collector, Karur District, Karur. 2.The District Manager, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd., (TASMAC), Karur District, Karur. 3.The Senior Regional Manager, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd., (TASMAC), Pon Nagar, Trichy Region, Trichy. :Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents men or agents from permitting the functioning of liquor shop No.4953 at Door No.47, Karur Main Road, Malai Veethi, Velayuthampalayam, Punjaipugalur, Karur District. For Petitioner : Mr.N.Shanmugaselvam For Respondents : Mr.K.Mahendran Special Government Pleader ORDER [Order of the Court was made BY M.M.SUNDRESH, J.] Mr.K.Mahendran, learned Special Government Pleader, takes notice on behalf of the respondents. By consent, the Writ Petition is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission itself. 2.This Writ Petition has been filed as a Public Interest Litigation seeking a direction to the respondents not to shift the Wine Shop No.4953 at Door No.47, Karur Main Road, Malai Veethi, Velayuthampalayam, Punjaipugalur, Karur District. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 3.It is the case of the petitioner that the proposed place, in which the Wine Shop is likely to be located in pursuant to the orders to be passed by the first respondent, is nearer to Uzhavar Santhai, mosque and hospitals and it would cause inconvenience to the general public. The learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon a Judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in The Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd., v. R.M.Shah reported in 2010 (2) CWC 337 and submitted that considering the fact, the Division Bench has widened the scope of Article 21 of the Constitution of India, and therefore, the grievance of the petitioner will have to be looked into by the first respondent taking note of the representation given by the petitioner dated 27.07.2011. 4.In such view of the matter, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Writ Petition stands disposed of with a direction to the first respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner dated 27.07.2011 and pass appropriate orders on merits and in accordance with law, by taking into consideration of the Judgment, cited supra, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such final orders are passed by the first respondent, status-quo, which is in existence as-on-today, shall be maintained. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (T&P) / TRUE COPY / Sub Assistant Registrar To: 1.The District Collector, Karur District, Karur. 2.The District Manager, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd., (TASMAC), Karur District, Karur. 3.The Senior Regional Manager, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Ltd., (TASMAC), Pon Nagar, Trichy Region, Trichy. NB RP/08.09.2011/2P/4C. ORDER MADE IN W.P.(MD).No.9706 of 2011 26.08.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/