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[Order of the Court was made by P.T.Asha, J.] The petitioner, who claims to be a member of the festival committee of the Arulmigu Sri Sandhana Mariyamman Kovil Temple, Athirampattinam, Pattukottai Taluk, Thanjavur District, has invoked the extraordinary jurisdiction that this Court exercises under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for a Mandamus to the respondents to give permission to the petitioner to organize dance program (Adal and Padal) on 03.06.2023, 04.06.2023 and 05.06.2023 from 07.00 p.m. to 11.00 p.m. at Kariyur Street, Arulmigu Sri Sandhana Mariyamman Kovil Temple, Athirampattinam, Pattukottai Taluk, Thanjavur District with light and sound by considering the petitioner's representation dated 20.05.2023. _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

3. Heard the learned counsel on either side.

4. This petition has been filed before the Bench categorising it as a “Public Interest Litigation”. We are at loss to understand as how the conduct of a dance program in a temple in a small village would partake the character of a public interest. Further, the person, who has invoked the jurisdiction of this Court is one of the Organisers and the affected party. Considering the fact that today, the _________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Bench has over 84 and odd cases of the same genre, we have decided to examine the following factors:

(b) On such deemed permission, the organisers, who shall be the responsible members of the festival committee, shall ensure that only cultural programs having some relevance to the temple or the festival in question would be conducted and there shall not be any obscene display/dance being conducted;
(c) The program shall not extend beyond 10 p.m.;