S. P. Viswanathan the petitioner herein calling himself as a private practitioner in the field of alternative medicine and allopathic medicine having his private practice at two places at Tirupur in the name and style of Vijay Clinic, having aggrieved over the impugned order passed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Sub-Collector, Tirupur, Coimbatore District dated 5-10-98 under Sections 133 and 141, Cr.P.C. directing the closure of the petitioner's clinics has filed this application for quashing the said order under Section 482, Cr.P.C.

2. According to the petitioner, he is a member in a registered association known as Private Modern Medical Practitioner Association, having its registered office at Old Washermanpet, Chennai. At the instance of one Indian Medical Association, Tirupur, the Sub-Divisional Magistrate and Sub-Collector, Tirupur, the first respondent herein, initiated proceedings against the petitioner and passed a conditional order for stoppage of both the clinics belonging to the petitioner and issued a show cause notice to him by order dated 7-9-98. Since on 7-9-98, the petitioner was not at the situation, he sent a telegram to the first respondent seek