ORDER :

1. This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the order of rejection dated 28.03.2025 passed by the respondent, wherein permission to conduct the Aadal Padal programme, scheduled for 15.04.2025, at the “Sri Selva Vinayagar Temple” at Madura Vadakollai Neganur Village and post Gingee Taluk Villupuram District, was refused. The petitioner seeks, by way of this petition, a direction to grant permission for the conduct of the aforementioned programme, along with adequate police protection for its peaceful and orderly execution.

2. The petitioner has averred that he is a member of the festival committee of the aforesaid temple. It is stated that the village has decided to celebrate the temple festival, and the Sri Selva Vinayagar Temple has been in existence for several years, and the temple itself having an age of over five centuries. The annual festival has been conducted in a grand manner every year for several decades. For the current year, the petitioner intending to hold the Adal Padal programme on 15.04.2025. Consequently, the petitioner submitted a representation to the respondent seeking permission to conduct the Aadal Padal programme on the said date