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2. Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.11394 of 2018 seeks issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing respondents (i) to order for an independent enquiry by third respondent to probe the causes that led to the police firing and excesses in Tuticorin on 22.05.2018; (ii) to direct the District Judge, Tuticorin, to visit the Government Hospital, Tuticorin and the High Ground Hospital, Tirunelveli and to file a report with regard to the actual toll of death and with regard to the status of missing persons; (iii) to immediately withdraw the police force from the residential localities and stop indiscriminate arrest and torture; (iv) to immediately shift the injured persons to Madurai and to provide adequate medical care; (v) to ensure the supply of basic amenities like Milk, Rice, Dhall, Electricity and other provisions and to ensure free mobility; and (vi) to ensure the release of suspended Internet, Whatsapp and other information related activities.
6. Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.11399 of 2018 seeks for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing respondents to take appropriate action to restore the internet service among the Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli District for five days.
7. Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.11401 of 2018 seeks issuance of a Writ of Declaration declaring the second respondent's order dated 23.05.2018 vide Letter No.TS/329-1/2018 as illegal and unconstitutional.
8. Petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.11402 of 2018 seeks for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing respondents to form a High Level Committee consisting of former Justices, efficient executives and others whom this Court feels fit and direct them to visit the spot viz., Tuticorin and file the status report giving the details of death toll immediately and direct them to mediate between General Public and Police Force and help to bring peace by stopping gun shooting.
III)To immediately withdraw the police force from the residential localities and stop indiscriminate arrest and torture;
IV)To immediately shift the injured persons to Madurai and to provide adequate medical care;
V)To ensure the supply of basic amenities like Milk, Rice, Dhall, Electricity and other provisions and to ensure free mobility;
VI)To ensure the release of suspended Internet, Whatsup and other information related activities.?
25. Excepting the one seeking independent enquiry, all other prayers presently were infructuous. Even the prayer seeking independent enquiry would not now survive consideration since the State has already appointed a Commission of enquiry. The prayer in W.P.(MD) Nos.11396, 11397, 11399 and 11401 of 2018 do not now survive consideration as issues already stood addressed.
34. Mr.A.Kannan, learned counsel for petitioner in W.P.(MD) No.11391 of 2018, relying on the judgment of Apex Court in People's Union for Civil Liberties and another v. State of Maharashtra and others [2014 (10) SCC 635], submitted that cases be registered for offence u/s.302 IPC. Learned counsel further submitted that passage of time would facilitate erasing of evidence.
35. Learned counsel for petitioner in W.P(MD).No.11399 of 2018 submitted that after the Police shooting on 22.05.2018, internet services had been cut off between 23.05.2018 to 27.05.2018. On 23.05.2018 one had been shot dead at Annanagar and another at Theresapuram. He alleged that internet shutdown was to screen such wrong doing. Learned Additional Advocate General intervened to submit that none had been shot dead on 23.05.2018 and the incident at Theresapuram was of 22.05.2018. Learned counsel for petitioner would continue and state that 93 persons had wrongfully been taken from Kumarareddy Palayam to the Varasanadu Firing Range and the Judicial Magistrate had gone there and 65 persons were remanded in a mechanical manner. On 25.05.2018 this Court directed the District Legal Service Authority, Tuticorin to make necessary arrangements to provide legal assistance to persons belonging to family of the victims/remanded prisoners and needy persons, as the case may be. The aforesaid exercise was to be undertaken by the District Legal Service Authority by availing the services of the panel lawyers of the District Legal Service Authority, Tuticorin, under monitoring by the Principal District Judge, Thoothukudi with Chief Judicial Magistrate, Tuticorin.