1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.04.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.RAJENDRAN Writ Petition (MD)No.4060 of 2011 A.Manickam Pillai ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Pudukottai District. 2.The Tahsildar, Iluppur Taluk, Iluppur, Pudukottai District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Viralimalai Police Station, Pudukottai District. 4.Subbiah Konar ... Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to pass necessary orders regarding the conduct of Annual Chithirai Festival in Sree Ganesan Temple and Kaliamman Temple in Melapatchaikudi Temple, Pudukottai District in consideration of the petitioner's representation, dated 01.04.2011. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai For Respondents 1-3 : Mr.K.Balasubramanian, Additional Government Pleader. For 4th Respondent : No appearance O R D E R The petitioner would contend that he and his son were managing a temple by forming a committee. In 1978, since there was a dispute between the communities for conducting the festival, pooja and worship in the temple, a peace committee was appointed and pursuant to the compromise, the festival was conducted by the consensus arrived at between all the three major communities in that area. The petitioner questioned the fourth respondent relating to the income and expenditure of the temple, the fourth respondent, according to the petitioner, unilaterally fixed the festival date on 10.04.2011, 11.04.2011 and 12.04.2011 and he has already filed a caveat before the District Munsif Court, Pudukkottai. Since the petitioner apprehended that the fourth respondent would independently or illegally conduct the festival in violation of the peace committee agreement, he has filed a suit in O.S.No.24 of 2011 and no interim order has been obtained as the fourth respondent filed caveat petition. Therefore, the petitioner has now come forward with the present writ petition. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 2.At the outset, the writ petition itself is not maintainable since it is purely a civil dispute between the petitioner and the fourth respondent. Even as admitted in the affidavit filed in support of this writ petition that the petitioner has already filed a civil suit in O.S.No.24 of 2011 before the District Munsif Court, Pudukottai since he could not get interim order as the fourth respondent has filed caveat petition. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. sd/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar (C.S) To 1.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Pudukottai District. 2.The Tahsildar, Iluppur Taluk, Iluppur, Pudukottai District. 3.The Inspector of Police, Viralimalai Police Station, Pudukottai District. + 1 cc to Mr.G.Prabhu Rajadurai, Advocate, SR No.13212 + 1 cc to The Special Government Pleader, SR No.13448 Writ Petition (MD)No.4060 of 2011 08.04.2011 sms RJ/27.4.11 2p/6c https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/