1. The local Office-bearers of the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh, of the areas of Chennai, Mannargudi, Tuticorin, Karur, Coimbatore and Kanyakumari, have come up with the above writ petitions, either seeking a mandamus to direct the Respondents to grant permission to them to conduct a peaceful procession in their respective areas on the occasion of their Founder's Day viz., 09.11.2014 and to hold a public meeting thereafter or seeking to set aside the orders of partial or total rejection of such requests.

2. I have heard Mr.T.V.Ramanujun, learned Senior Counsel, Mr.S.Prabhakaran, Mr.N.Chandrasekaran and Mr.B.Rabu Manohar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mr.AL.Somayaji, learned Advocate General, assisted by Mr.P.Sanjay Gandhi, learned Additional Government Pleader for the Respondents.

3. As stated earlier, the petitioners in these writ petitions are the members of an organisation known as Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh. According to them, the organisation wanted to hold a peaceful march to celebrate the Founder's Day on 09.11.2014, to be followed by a public meeting. The petitioners made representations to the Commissioners of Police, or the District Superinte