JUDGMENT :

(Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent Nos.2 and 3 to make adequate arrangements to ensure on 31.05.2018 and for all sthotrapadam occasions in future, that the age old time tested custom of recitation of stothrapadam by Tenkalais in the Stotrapada Goshti on the fifth day (Mohini Alankaram) of the Brahmotsavam, and to ensure that no other sthotram or Mantra, or any other invocation, is recited during the period, causing an insult to the Lord, in violation of established norms.)

1. The prayer sought for herein is for a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent Nos.2 and 3 to make adequate arrangements to ensure on 31.05.2018 and for all sthotrapadham occasions in future, that the age old time tested custom of recitation of stothrapatham by Tenkalais in the Stotrapatha Goshti on the fifth day (Mohini Alankaram) of the Brahmotsavam, and to ensure that no other sthotram or Mantra, or any other invocation is recited during the period, causing an insult to the Lord, in violation of established norms.

2. The petitioner claims to be a follower of Thenkalai sect and is an ardent wo