BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 04.06.2024 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P.(MD)No.26704 of 2023 S.Jeyabharathi ... Petitioner versus

1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thiruppattur, Sivagangai District.

5.The Tahsildhar, Thiruppattur, Sivagangai District.

6.The Inspector of Police, Thirukostiyur Police Station, Sivagangai District.

7.Muthuram

8.Siva Sithambaram

9.Karthikeyan

10.Nagaraj 11.Ganesan

12.Servai

13.Bose ... Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking for the issuance of Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents 2, 4 & 6 to take appropriate action with regard to excommunication made by the respondents 7 to 13 against the petitioner by considering her representation dated 28.10.2023.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Mandhiralingeswaran For R1 to R6 : Mr.B.Thanga Aravindh Government Advocate (Crl. side)

ORDER

The petitioner has filed this Writ Petition seeking for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 2, 4 and 6 to take appropriate action with regard to excommunication of the petitioner by the respondents 7 to 13 by considering her representation dated

28.10.2023.

2.The petitioner, with a grievance that she has been excommunicated by the villagers and has not been permitted to participate in a function which was held in the month of December

2023, has filed this writ petition.

3.The learned Government Advocate (Crl. side) submits that the festival is over and therefore, the relief sought for in this petition has become infructuous.

4.The allegation made by the petitioner is of an excommunication, which cannot be permitted at any cost. Therefore, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the fifth respondent/Tahsildar to find out if there is any practice of excommunication being adopted in the village and try to resolve the same. No costs.

04.06.2024 NCC : Yes / No. Index : Yes / No. Internet: Yes / No.

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1.The District Collector, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai. 2.The Superintendent of Police, Sivagangai District, Sivagangai.

3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Devakottai, Sivagangai District.

4.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thiruppattur, Sivagangai District.

5.The Tahsildhar, Thiruppattur, Sivagangai District.

6.The Inspector of Police, Thirukostiyur Police Station, Sivagangai District.

7. The Additional Public Prosecutor, Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai.

B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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04.06.2024