1. The petitioner, a tailor by profession, had been branded as a rowdy element by the 3rd respondent and accordingly, a rowdy sheet was opened against him as per Tamil Nadu Police Standing Order vide PSO 749. Contending that opening of such rowdy sheet against him is a serious violation of his personal liberty guaranteed under Articles 19(1) and 21 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has come up with this writ petition.

2. The facts leading to this writ petition can be summed up as follows:-

The petitioner is a native of Mudis Town in Coimbatore District where he resides with his wife and two children. On a complaint by one Mr. Simon alleging that he had caused damage to fish worth Rs.200/-, a case in Crime No.50 of 2001 under Section 294(b) and 427 of IPC was registered against him. The Sub Inspector of Police, Mudis Police Station registered another case in Crime No.77 of 2001 for offence under Section 341, 294(b), 506(i) and 109 of IPC and yet another case in Crime No.151 of 2001 under Section 255 of Cr.P.C. Based on the above and from the other inputs he had, the Sub Inspector of Police, Mudis Police Station submitted a proposal to the then Deputy Superintenden