IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 13-08-2025 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE R. SURESH KUMAR AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P. DHANABAL W.A No. 1646 of 2025 and W.P.(Crl.) No.124 of 2025 W.A.No.1646 of 2025

1.A.Pandiyan

2.B.Saravanan

3.V.Palani ..Appellants Vs

1. S.Elanchezhiyan

2. S.Boopathy

3. The District Collector Chennai District, Thalamuthu Natarajan Malligai, Rajaji Salai, 4th Floor, George Town, Chennai-01

4.The Revenue Divisional Officer Office Of RDO, Anna Nagar, West Extension, Ambattur Zone, Chennai-40

5.The Assistant Commissioner HR And CE Department, Chennai Zone-II, T.P.Koil Street, Triplicane, Chennai-5

6.The Tahsildar Mambalam Taluk, Chennai-78

7.The Inspector Of Police KK Nagar, Police Station, Chennai-78.

..Respondents Prayer : Writ Appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent to set aside the order passed by the Hon'ble Judge in WP.No.15468 of 2025 dated 29.04.2025 by allowing the appeal and thus render justice.

For Appellants : Mr.S.Venkatesan for Mr.R.Arun Kumar For Respondents : Mr.A.Prabhaaran for RR 1 and 2 Mr.A.Selvendran Special Government Pleader - for RR 3, 4 and 6 Mr.N.R.R.Arun Natarajan Special Government Pleader for R5 Mr.S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor - for R7 W.P.(Crl.) No.124 of 2025 B.Saravanan The Secretary, Arulmigu Sri Mariyamman Thirukovil, S/o.Balakrishnan, No.10, T.K.Pani 2nd Cross Street, Periyar Nagar, Nesapakkam, Kalaingar Karunanidhi Nagar, Chennai-600 078. ... Petitioner -vs-

1. The Director General of Police, Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Kailasapuram, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

2.Commissioner of Police Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Kailasapuram, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

3.Deputy Commissioner of Police O/o Deputy Commissioner of Police

6th Avenue, P Block, Anna Nagar, Chennai-600 040.

4.Assistant Commissioner of Police O/o Assistant Commissioner of Police R3, Ashok Nagar Police Station, Ashok Nagar Chennai 600 083.

5.The Inspector of Police R7, KK Nagar Police Station, Chennai 600 078.

6.S.Elanchezhiyan

7.S.Boopathy ... Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the 5th respondent to give police protection to celebrate temple and its functions which is to be held on 10.08.2025 and to conduct the same in a peaceful manner and to protect us and the temple and its properties as the threats by the miscreants continues since they have failed in all their previous attempts.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Venkatesan for Mr.R.Arun Kumar For Respondents : Mr.S.Sugendran Additional Public Prosecutor - for RR 1 to 5 Mr.A.Prabhakaran - for RR 6 and 7

COMMON JUDGMENT

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by R.Suresh Kumar J.)

This intra Court appeal in fact has been directed against the order of the Writ Court dated 29.04.2025 made in W.P.No.15468 of 2025. The respondents 1 and 2 herein are the writ petitioners, who approached the writ Court with a prayer seeking for a writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 5 in the said writ petition to constitute a peace committee in furtherance of the report submitted by the fourth respondent therein by his proceedings dated 27.11.2024.

2. The learned Writ Court disposed of the said writ petition through the impugned order dated 29.04.2025, whereby the following directions have been given.

" 3. The temple has to be administered by trustees duly appointed by the HR & CE Department and if required, the HR & CE Department will also appoint a fit person. In that view of the matter, even though the law and order situation will be taken care by the other respondents, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions:-

(i) The third respondent has already initiated an inquiry on 01.04.2025. The petitioner shall appear before the third respondent on 12.05.2025 or any date sooner as intimated by the third respondent.

(ii) The third respondent shall issue notice to the petitioners and also issue notice to respondents 6 to 8, or any other person interested in the management of t