(1.) This Writ Petition has been filed for a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to grant permission for Musical Programmes (Orchestra) in connection with the celebration of Temple festival of Kaliamman Kovil South Panavadali village Tirunelveli District on 11.11.2019 from 7 PM upto 1 AM.
(2.) By consent, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal.
(3.) The petitioner averred that he along with the villagers are belong to Panavadali village and in their village, there is a temple called "Kaliamman Kovil ". It is a historic and auspicious temple and from the time immemorial, every year in November month, they are celebrating temple festival. During the temple festival, a cultural programme like Musical Programmes (Orchestra) are being conducted for several years in a peaceful manner without any law and order problem. Likewise, in this year, there is a proposal to conduct temple festival on 11.11.2019, they have decided to conduct "Orchestra " in between 07.00 pm and 01.00 A.m. Therefore, the petitioner submitted a representation dated 23.10.2019 to the respondents, seeking permission to conduct "Orchestra " on 11.11.2019. However, till date, there is no progress on the side of the respondents. Hence, the present writ petition has been filed.