1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 21.11.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.N.BASHA and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.VENUGOPAL Writ Petition (MD) No.13266 of 2011 and M.P.(MD).No.1 of 2011 K.C.Srikanth ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The State of Tamil Nadu rep. by its Secretary, Tamil Development, Religious Endowment and Information Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Collector, Collector's Office, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli. 3.Image Creators Private Limited, No.4, Kuppusamy Nagar, Sivabootamedu, Vanagaram, Chennai- 600 095. ... Respondents Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a writ of mandamus, to direct the respondents 1 & 2 to take appropriate action against the third respondent who is illegally conducting private exhibition in the name of Image Creators in Nehruji Stadium, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli and forbearing them from conducting private exhibition without prior permission. For petitioner .. Mr.Siva Ayyappan For respondents 1 & 2 .. Mr.K.Mahendran, Special Government Pleader ORDER (Order of the Court was made by K.N.BASHA, J.) The petitioner has come forward with this petition seeking for the relief of a direction to the respondents 1 & 2 to take appropriate action against the third respondent, who is illegally conducting private exhibition in the name of Image Creators in Nehruji Stadium, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli District and forbear them from conducting private exhibition without prior permission. 2.By mutual consent of the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr.K.Mahendran, learned Special Government Pleader, appearing for the first and second respondents, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal at the admission stage itself. 3.Though the petitioner has come forward with a larger prayer, now it is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner would be satisfied if a direction is given to the second https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner, dated 18.11.2011, within a time frame. 4.Mr.Siva Ayyappan, learned counsel for the petitioner would contend that the third respondent herein is conducting exhibition without obtaining prior permission from the competent authorities. It is contended that such an exhibition is causing threat to the public safety as on an earlier occasion there was a fire accident which resulted in burning of shops in that area. The learned counsel for the petitioner would further submit that he has also sent representation, dated 18.11.2011, to the first and second respondents, but there was no response and as such, he has been constrained to approach this Court with the aforesaid larger prayer. 5.Heard the learned Special Government Pleader on the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 6.As we are inclined to direct the official respondents to consider the representation of the petitioner by protecting the interest of both sides viz., the petitioner and the third respondent, we are of the view that notice need not be ordered to the third respondent, at this stage. 7.In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court, without going into the merits of the representation of the petitioner, dated 18.11.2011 and also without expressing any view on such representation, constrained to direct the second respondent herein to consider the representation of the petitioner, dated 18.11.2011, by affording opportunity to the petitioner as well as to the third respondent and to pass orders on merits and in accordance with law, on or before 27.11.2011. 8.The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. No costs. Sd/- Assistant Registrar (CO) /True copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The Secretary, Tamil Development, Religious Endowment and Information Department, Secretariat, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009. 2.The District Collector, Collector's Office, Tirunelveli District, Tirunelveli. +1CC TO MR.SIVA AYYAPPAN, ADVOCATE SR.40777 +1CC TO THE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER, SR.40828 Gcg SR : 23.11.2011 : 2p/5c Order in W.P.(MD)No.13266 of 2011 21.11.2011 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/