JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the 2nd respondent to de-seal the petitioner's petty shop at Pallivasal Street, Keeranur, Kulathur Taluk, Pudukkottai District.)

1. The petitioner is running a petty shop at Pallivasal Street, Keeranur. On 05.02.2024, at about 3.15 p.m. the 3rd respondent Police visited the petitioner's shop to conduct a search and seized the tobacco product, for which, a case in Crime No.30 of 2024 has been registered as against the petitioner for the offence punishable under Section 328 of IPC and Sections 6(a) and 24(1) of the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Act, 2003 and Section 77 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. After the registration of the said case, the 2nd respondent, on 07.02.2024, sealed the petitioner's petty shop. Therefore, he submitted a representation dated 22.02.2024 to the respondents 2 and 3 requesting them to de-seal his petty shop, however, there was no response. Hence, the petitioner has filed this writ petition for a Mandamus, directing the 2nd respondent to de-seal his petty shop at Pallivas