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Mr. M.M. Rajendran (Died) v. Rev. S. Immanuel Devakadatcham

CS/634/2015 · 2025-06-04

C V Karthikeyan

Transfer Petitionbody2025

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C.S.No.634 of 2015 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS Dated : 04.06.2025 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN C.S.No.634 of 2015 1.M.M.Rajendran (Died) Senior Trustee, St. George's Cathedral Trust. 2.Prof. D.S.Luther, Secretary – Trustee, St. George's Cathedral Trust. 3.M.E.Felix, Trustee, St. George's Cathedral Trust, All at No.224, Cathedral Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai – 600 086. .. Plaintiffs 1st plaintiff died. Suit abated in respect of the 1st plaintiff as per order dated 19.03.2024 in memo dated 14.03.2024. /versus/ 1.Rev. S.Immanuel Devakadatcham, Presbyter-in-charge, St. George's Cathedral Church. 2.J.J.R.Edwin, Honorary Secretary, Pastorate Committee, 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.No.634 of 2015 St. George's Cathedral Church. 3.Sam Samuel, Honorary Treasurer, St. George's Cathedral Church. All at No.224, Cathedral Road, Gopalapuram, Chennai – 600 086. .. Defendants This Civil Suit is filed under Order VII, Rule 1 of CPC, read with Order IV Rule 1 of the Madras High Court Original Side Rules prayed for a judgment and decree against the Defendants jointly and severally:- a).For a permanent injunction restraining the defendants or their men or agents or anyone claiming any right under them from interfering with the plaintiffs' right of membership in St.George's Cathedral Church except under due process of law; b).For a mandatory injunction directing the defendants to issue the Cathedral Chimes being the monthly bulletin of St.George's Cathedral Church along with the membership offertory covers and receive the offertory covers including membership subscription with effect from the period 28.06.2014 from the plaintiffs 1 and 2 and issue receipts for the same as and when the plaintiffs 1 and 2 pay the same; c).For a mandatory injunction directing the 1st defendant to include the names of the plaintiffs and their spouses in the Cathedral Church pew sheets as and when the plaintiffs' and their spouses' birthdays / wedding anniversaries fall due and pray for them on such occasions as is done for all other members; 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.No.634 of 2015 d).For a mandatory injunction directing the 1st defendant to include the names of the plaintiffs as trustees in the Cathedral Chimes being the monthly bulletin of St. George's Cathedral Church; e).For costs of the suit. For Plaintiffs : Ms.B.Priya For D1 : Ms.Amirta Poonkodi Dinakaran For D2 : Mr.R.T.Lingam For D3 : Mr.M.Mohanraj JUDGMENT A letter has been addressed by the learned counsel for the plaintiffs to the Registrar Judicial on 25.03.2025 seeking permission to withdraw the suit and she has also made the following endorsement in the plaint: “The above suit may be dismissed as withdrawn.” 2.In view of the above, this Civil Suit stands dismissed as withdrawn. No costs. 04.06.2025 smv Neutral citation : Yes / No Index : Yes / No Speaking order : Yes / No 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis C.S.No.634 of 2015 C.V.KARTHIKEYAN,J. smv C.S.No.634 of 2015 04.06.2025 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis