JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records of the fifth respondent pertaining to Press Release No.265 dated 12.04.2020 and quash the same, and consequently forbear the respondents from in any way interfering with the public welfare measures of the Petitioner including distribution of cooked food, food items, food grains, groceries, vegetables, medical kits and so on and so forth to the needy within the State of Tamil Nadu during the lockdown period due to COVID-19.)

The petitioner has filed this writ petition questioning the legality and/or validity of the Press Release No.265 dated 12.04.2020 issued by the first respondent and quash the same, and consequently forbear the respondents from in any way interfering with the public welfare measures carried out by the Petitioner, including distribution of cooked food, food items, food grains, groceries, vegetables, medical kits and so on and so forth to the needy within the State of Tamil Nadu during the lock down period due to COVID-19.

2. The petitioner is the Organising Secretary of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, a major polit