PARTHASARATHY Vs. STATE OF TAMIL NADU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner is a pro bono publico. THE petitioner seeks for the issuance of a Writ of Mandamus to direct the respondents to constitute a committee of their choice or the committee consisting some or all the members mentioned earlier to be the "Observer Committee" to be present in the village of Kandadevi on 9.7.2006, the day of car festival of Swarnamoortheeswarar temple, make an observation and to submit a report to this Court as to whether the administration has made all the arrangements so as to e nsure the participation of all the people, notwithstanding their community or caste background.

(2.) IN this context, Mr. T. Lajapathi Roy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner drew our attention to the earlier orders of the First Bench of this Court dated 6.7.1998 in W.M.P. No. 14132 of 1998 in W.P. No. 9235 of 1998 and dated 16.6.2005 passed in W.P.M.P. Nos. 21036 and 21388 of 2005 in W.P. No. 9235 of 1998 and contended that irrespective of the above orders only few from the SC and ST communities were alone permitted to pull the car on the car festival day in the previous year.

(3.) SINCE the First Bench made it clear that whatever directions issued will hold good not only for the year 2005, but also for the future years to come, we only direct the District Administration to scrupulously adhere to the directions contained in the above referred to paragraphs and ensure that every one who wish to participate in the festival, including the pulling of car on 9.7.2006, shall be allowed to participate to the fullest satisfaction irrespective of the caste, creed or religion.