IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED :12.01.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE A.D.JAGADISH CHANDIRA W.P.(Crl.) No.109 of 2026 & W.P.M.P. (Crl.) Nos. 25 & 26 of 2026 Sri Mariamman Temple Rep., by its Dharmakartha Mr.N.Rajini S/o Narayanasamy Gounder Edathanur Village & Post Thandrampattu Taluk Tiruvannamalai District ..... Petitioner Vs.

The Inspector of Police Thanipadi Police Station, Thanipadi, Tiruvannamalai District. ..... Respondents PRAYER: Writ Petition Criminal is filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records of the impugned order passed by the respondent police dated 08.01.2026 and quash the same by directing the respondent to give police protection to the Pongal festival to be celebrated by the petitioner temple i.e. Sri Mariamman Temple from 16.01.2026 at

10.00 p.m., to 17.01.2026 at 06.00a.m.

For Petitioner : Mr.S.Ambigapathi For Respondent : Mr.K.M.D.Muhilan, Additional Public Prosecutor

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed with the following prayer:

“to call for the records of the impugned order passed by the respondent police dated 08.01.2026 and quash the same by dir