JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grant permission to the devotees and necessary protection to worship the goddess Arulmigu Pemalaiyamman @ Rakkatchi Amman temple in the Tamil month of Puratasi (October) situated at Srivilliputhur Forest range, Virudhunagar District based on the petitioner's representation dated 15.09.2021.)

1. The prayer sought for herein is for a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to grant permission to the devotees and necessary protection to worship the goddess Arulmigu Pemalaiyamman @ Rakkatchi Amman temple in the Tamil month of Puratasi (October) situated at Srivilliputhur Forest range, Virudhunagar District, based on the petitioner's representation dated 15.09.2021.

2. The petitioner claimed to be a resident of a village called Idaiyankulam, Srivilliputhur Taluk, Virudhunagar District and belongs to a particular community. It is a further case of the petitioner that, there is a community deity, namely Arulmigu Pemalaiyamman @ Rakkatchi Amman, situated on the top of the mountain in a reserved forest area, under the control of third and fifth respo