Installation of mobile phone towers cannot be obstructed based on unscientific fears of radiation; police protection is warranted for lawful construction.

PRAYER: The writ petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India for issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 3 to provide necessary Police Protection to the petitioners for their mobile phone tower works at the premises being about 1400 square feet of land comprised in Plot No.146 in S.F.No.162/30, and Plot No.147 in S.F.No.162/31, in Thimiri Village, Arcot Taluk, Ranipet District on the representation dated 14.01.2026 sent by SPAD, and direct the respondents 4 to 6 to render necessary co-

operation to this Hon’ble Court.

For Petitioner(s): Mr.S.Anil Sandeep For Respondent(s): Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Additional Public Prosecutor For R1 to R3

ORDER

This writ petitioner criminal has been filed to directing the respondents 1 to 3 to provide necessary Police Protection to the petitioners for their mobile phone tower works at the premises being about 1400 square feet of land comprised in Plot No.146 in S.F.No.162/30, and Plot No.147 in S.F.No.162/31, in Thimiri Village, Arcot Taluk, Ranipet District on the representation dated 14.01.2026 sent by SPAD, and direct the respondents 4 to 6 to render necessary co-operation to the respondents 1 to 3.

2.The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner is engaged in the business of Operation and Maintenance of Mobile phone towers across India for all the mobile phone operators/service providers providing broadband Internet services and other allied services. For the said purpose, cell phone tower is going to be erected. The petitioner had also entered into a lease agreement with the owner of the property and had taken steps to install the cell phone tower. Already, the Government of Tamil Nadu has granted exemption to all the Telecom companies to install the cell phone towers by virtue of Government Order passed in G.O.Ms.No.2, dated 01.04.2002.

3.When the petitioner attempted to erect the cell phone tower, some people with vested interest claiming to be neighbours have been causing hindrance and preventing the workers from carrying out the construction work. In this regard, the petitioner gave a representation to the 3^rd respondent on 14.01.2026, seeking police protection. However, the 3^rd respondent had not acted upon the said representation and therefore, the present Petition has been filed.

4.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner would submit that the issue involved in this petition is covered by the earlier Judgments of this Court. The learned counsel brought to the notice of this Court the order passed by this Court in Crl.O.P.No.16618 of 2018 dt.28.06.2018.

5.It will be appropriate to extract the relevant portions of the order in Crl.O.P.No.16618 of 2018, which is extracted hereunder:- “2.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner's company had the contract agreement for installation of cell phone tower with M/s.Indus Towers Limited, a company registered under the provisions of Indian Companies Act, 1956. It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that whenever the petitioner's company attempted to erect transmission cell phone tower, publics are causing interference. The learned counsel for the petitioner also submitted that by order dated 05.03.2015, the Honourable First Bench of this Court, in W.P.Nos.24976 of 2008 and etc., batch, held that because of the advancement in the science, no one has prevented to erect cell phone towers. It is also submitted that the petitioner has given a complaint dated 24.02.2016 to the first respondent police seeking police protection, for which C.S.R.No.42 of 2016 and since the same has not been considered so far, he has come up with the present petition for the relief stated supra.

3.Heard the learned Additional Public Prosecutor appear