1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 14.03.2011 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.RAJENDRAN Writ Petition (MD)No.695 of 2011 Meyappan Ambalam ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. 3.The Tahsildar, Thirupattur Taluk, Sivagangai District. 4.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 5.The Inspector of Police, S.V.Mangalam Police Station, Sivagangai District. 6.S.Ranganathan 7.A.Chinnaiah Ambalam 8.C.Chelliah ... 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 5 to take steps to conduct peace committee vide representation dated 20.12.2010 made by the petitioner. For Petitioner : Mr.C.Mahil Vahana Rajendran For Respondents 1 TO 5 : Mr.K.Balasubramanian, Additional Government Pleader. For Respondents 6 TO 8 : Mr.V.Kannan O R D E R The petitioner has filed the writ petition contending that the respondents 6 to 8 are collecting money from one group of people in the village those who have ready to co-operate with the respondents to celebrate Sivarathiri festival during the month of March. Hence, the petitioner made a representation, dated 20.12.2010 to the first respondent requesting to conduct a Peace Committee Meeting. Since the respondents 2 to 5 have not taken any action, he has come forward with the present writ petition. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 2.The sixth respondent has filed counter affidavit. He would contend that the family dispute is brought before this Court by way of the present writ petition. In fact, a Peace Committee Meeting was conducted on 09.08.2008 and the respondents were permitted to conduct the festival in the village. In the meeting, the petitioner was advised not to disturb the festival and was advised to co-operate for conducting the village festival. It is further submitted that as the Mahasivarathiri festival is already over, nothing survives in the writ petition. 3.Learned Government Advocate for the respondents 1 to 5 only contend that there is no necessity to maintain the writ petition at this stage, as the Mahasivarathiri festival is already over. 4.Recording the submission that the Maha Sivarathiri festival is already over and it is only purely a family dispute between the petitioner and the 7th respondent namely, the father and son, the writ petition is closed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. SD/- Assistant Registrar (P&A) /True Copy/ Sub Assistant Registrar To 1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai 2.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai, Sivagangai District. 3.The Tahsildar, Thirupattur Taluk, Sivagangai District. 4.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 5.The Inspector of Police, S.V.Mangalam Police Station, Sivagangai District. +1 CC TO M/S V.KANNAN, ADVOCTE S.R NO. 6303 +1 CC TO THE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT PLEADER S.R NO. 6583 Writ Petition (MD)No.695 of 2011 14.03.2011 sms PAM 01.04.2011/8C/2P https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/