BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 13.06.2025 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI W.P.CRL.(MD)Nos.110 and 185 of 2025 and WPMPCRL(MD)Nos.26 and 47 of 2025 in WPCRL(MD)No.110 of 2025 Hindu Munnani Rep.by its State Secretary S.Muthukumar, Rajagopalan Illam, Backside to Amma Mandapam, Sadhasiva Nagar, Madurai-625020. ... Petitioner Vs

1.The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep.by its Secretary, Home Department, St.George Fort, Chennai.

2.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City Police, Office of the Commissioner of Police, Alagarkoil main road, Madurai-2.

3.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Anna Nagar Circle, Madurai-625 020.

4.The Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar (L&O) Police Station, South Gate, Madurai-1. ... Respondents The Writ Petition Criminal filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the third respondent herein in C.No. 65/AC ANR/Camp/MC/2025, dated 04.06.2025 refusing permission and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to grant permission for set up and making the temporary miniatures of six abodes of Lord Muruga and to conduct poojas as mentioned in the petitioner’s representation dated 29.05.2025 from

10.06.2025 to 22.06.2025.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Karthikeyan, Senior Counsel, for Mr.M.Karthikeya Venkitachalapathy For Respondents : Mr.R.Baskaran, Additional Advocate General, Assisted by, Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, Additional Public Prosecutor.

For Impleading : Mr.T.Lajapathiy Roy, petitioners Senior Counsel for M/s Roy and Roy Associates in WPMPCRL(MD)No.26 of 2025 :Mr.S.Vanchinathan in WPMPCRL(MD)No.27 of 2025 in WP(MD)No.185 of 2025 M.Arasupandi, Zonal Secretary, Hindu Munnani Rajagopalan Illam, Back to Amma Mandapam, Sadhasiva Nagar, Vandiyur, Madurai-625020. Petitioner Vs

1.The Commissioner of Police, Madurai City Police, Madurai-2.

3.The Assistant Commissioner of Police, Anna Nagar Circle, Madurai-625 020.

3.The Inspector of Police, Anna Nagar Police Station, Madurai District. ... Respondents The Writ Petition Criminal filed under Section 226 of the Constitution of India, for issuance of writ of Certiorari calling for the records pertaining to the impugned proceedings issued by the 2^nd respondent in C.No.65-1/AC- ANR/Camp/MC/2025 dated 12.06.2025 and quash the condition number 7, 16, 44, 45, 46 and 49 therein as unsustainable in law.

For Petitioner : Mr.G.Karthikeyan, Senior Counsel, for Mr.M.Karthikeya Venkitachalapathy For Respondents : Mr.R.Baskaran, Additional Advocate General, Assisted by, Mr.E.Antony Sahaya Prabahar, Additional Public Prosecutor.

ORDER

The petitioner organisation with an object of gathering the devotees of Lord Murugan has proposed to conduct an event in the name of Muruga Bakthargalin Aanmeega Maanadu on 22.06.2025 from 3.00pm to 8.00pm. They got permission from a private land owner near Vandiyur toll plaza, Pondikovil ring road and has also applied for necessary permission from the 3^rd and 4^th respondents. For the success of the conference they intend to establish miniatures of all the six abodes of Lord Murugan (Aarupadai veedu) in the venue and sought for a separate permission to conduct the poojas by gathering devotees and for distributing prasadam from 10.06.2025 to 22.06.2025 for two hours in the morning 10.00 am to 12.00 pm and in the evening from 5.00 pm to 7.00 pm.

2.In the main application submitted by the petitioner's organisation seeking for permission to conduct the conference on 22.06.2025 certain queries have been made by the 3^rd respondent police and the request of the petitioner for conducting pooja for the miniatures of Lord Murugan in the venue from 10.06.2025 to 22.06.2025 was denied by the 3^rd respondent by his order in C.No.65/AC/ANR/Camp/MC/2025 – 04.06.2025 on the following grounds:

I.The main application for the event on 22.06.2025 is pending for consideration and the queries posed by the respondent police have not be