Full Judgment
BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 27.02.2026
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN and W.M.P.(MD) No.4603 of 2026 Kaliappan ... Petitioner -vs- 1.State of Tamil Nadu rep.by the Principal Secretary Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department State of Tamil Nadu Fort St.George, Secretariat Chennai-600 009 2.The Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department No.119, Uthamar Gandhi Salai Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034 3.The District Collector Office of the District Collector 4.The Superintendent of Police Office of the District Superintendent of Police 5.The Deputy Superintendent of Police Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police Kulithalai Sub Division 6.The Joint Commissioner Office of the Joint Commissioner Charitable Endowments Department Room No.12, new Commercial Complex First Floor Cotton Market Complex Palladam Road, Tirupur-641 604 7.The Assistant Commissioner Office of the Assistant Commissioner Charitable Endowments Department 11 AD Saminathapuram 1st Cross Street 8.The Revenue Divisional Officer Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer Kulithalai, Karur District 9.The Executive Officer Arulmigu Karunagirinathar Perumal Temple Office of the Executive Officer Near Palaviduthi Police Station
10.The Tahsildar Kadavoor Taluk Tharagampatti 11.K.K.M.Mohankumar ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No.6 to take appropriate action to implement the order passed by the respondent No.6 in Na.Ka.No. stipulated by this Court. For Petitioner : Mr.A.V.Saha
For Respondents : Mr.J.Ashok Addl. Govt. Pleader for R1 to R3, R6 to R8 & R10 Mr.K.Gnanasekaran Govt. Advocate (Criminal Side) for R4 & R5 Mr.J.Parekh Kumar for R11
ORDER
[Order of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.] A perusal of the records shows that the representation given by the petitioner is for one purpose and this writ petition is filed for another purpose. To be more precise, the representation given by the petitioner to the authorities concerned is to put wooden frame wheels to the chariot. Whereas, this writ petition is filed as if a particular community, to which the petitioner belongs, is prevented from participating in the temple festival. The inconsistency in the relief sought for in the representation given by the petitioner to the authorities concerned and the relief sought for in this writ petition forces the writ petition to be dismissed as devoid of merits.
2. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as devoid of merits.
No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. [G.J., J.] [K.K.R.K., J.] 27.02.2026 NCC : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Internet : Yes / No krk To: 1.The Principal Secretary, Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St.George, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009. 2.The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, No.119, Uthamar Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034. 3.The District Collector, Office of the District Collector, 4.The Superintendent of Police, Office of the District Superintendent of Police, 5.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Office of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kulithalai Sub Division, Karur District. 6.The Joint Commissioner, Office of the Joint Commissioner, Charitable Endowments Department, Room No.12, new Commercial Complex First Floor, Cotton Market Complex, Palladam Road, Tirupur-641 604. 7.The Assistant Commissioner, Office of the Assistant Commissioner Charitable Endowments Department, 11 AD Saminathapuram 1st Cross Street, 8.The Revenue Divisional Officer, Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Kulithalai, Karur District. 9.The Tahsildar, Kadavoor Taluk, Tharagampatti,
DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.
AND
K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.
krk and W.M.P.(MD) No.4603 of 2026 27.02.2026