BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 09.03.2026 CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SATHISH KUMAR and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.JOTHIRAMAN W.P(MD)No.3560 of 2026 R.Kannan ... Petitioner vs.

1.The District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

2.The Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

3.The Sub Collector, O/o.Sub Collector, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District.

4.The District Manager, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, (TASMAC), 50/57, TANSIDCO Complex, Nanjikottai Road, Thanjavur - 613 006. ... Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to close the TASMAC liquor shop No.7946 operating near National Highway No.NH-36 in Asoor Village, Kumbakonam Taluk, Thanjavur District, by way of implementing the resolution passed by the third respondent herein in Na.Ka.No.134/2025/A4 dated 25.03.2025 and act in accordance with the light of order dated 15.12.2016 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.12164-12166 of 2016 (The State of Tamil Nadu and Ors. vs K.Balu and another) by considering the petitioner's representation d