CMP Nos. 15512 and 15515 of 2026 __________ Page1 of 8 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 28-07-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE P. VELMURUGAN AND THE HON'BLE MRS.JUSTICE K. GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI C.M.P.Nos.15512 and 15515 of 2026 in O.S.A.SR.No.143306 of 2025 American Foreign Baptist Mission Society A Corporation Duly Established And Organized In The U.S.A Having Its Main Office At Valley Forge, County of Montgomery, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Represented by its Power of Attorney, Atungo Shitri, S/o. Late Nchibemo Shitri Currently residing at H/No.-403, Lingrijan Colony, Dimapur – 797 112, Nagaland, India. .. Petitioner (s) In both C.M.Ps Vs D.Jayaraj (Deceased) Ch.Yesuratnam (Died) Rev.V.S.Moses (Died on 26.08.1997) K.Paul (Died on 13.07.2016) G.Vandanam (Died on 29.07.2021) 1. D.Anil Raju 2. D.Sunil Raju https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CMP Nos. 15512 and 15515 of 2026 __________ Page2 of 8 3. The Property Association of Baptist Churches Private Ltd., by its Executive Director Registered Office at No.12, Sunkurama Chetty Street, Madras-600 001. 4. The Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches by its General Secretary, Registered Office at Cam Compount, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh. 5. Y.Shankar Rao 6. Y.Geetha 7. Y.Ashok 8. Y.Gopi 9. Y.Anitha 10.Y.Lalitha 11.J.Vijayalakshmi 12.S.Maniamma 13.G.Devadanam 14.K.Prabu Doss 15.G.D.D.Diwakar 16.Sri Kasi Malleswar Rao 17.Bolla Brahma Naidu 18.Battini Nageswara Rao 19.Danda Brahmanandam 20.Nalabotu Venkata Rao https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CMP Nos. 15512 and 15515 of 2026 __________ Page3 of 8 21.Kolli Raghavendra 22. Indlamuri Mastan Rao Managapadu, Prirangipuram Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh. 23.Akula Krishna 24.Akula Srinivasa Rao 25.Mandla anthony peter 26.Rev.D.Joseph, 27.Rev.Dr.I.Charles, 28.B.Joseph 29.P.Jayachandra Rao 30.B.A.Vijayam 31.Ch.Dass 32.K.Krupanandam 33.K.Deenadayal 34.K.Nagabhushanam 35.V.Prasanthkumar 36.Rev.B.Charles 37.Rev.M.Venkataiah 38.Rev.B.M.Sudheer 39.P.Victor Abraham 40.A.Selvaraj 41.Sailendrakumar Sen https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CMP Nos. 15512 and 15515 of 2026 __________ Page4 of 8 42.Jonathan Mahapatro 43.Rev. Dr. K.I. Aier 44.M.Kondaiah, 45.M.Surendra Babu 46.Lohi Constructions (P) Ltd Rep.by its Managing Director L.Jagan Mohan Reddy, 47.Komaravelly Venkatasham 48.Puvvada Hanumayamma 49.Sri Kande Udayabhaskar 50.Sri Bhimavarapu Srinivasa Reddy 51.Sri Bandi Raghupathi Rao 52.Sri Kolla Venkatanarayana 53.Sri Mannem Ramaprasad 54.Sri Motati Prabhakara Reddy 55.Sri boppudi venkateswarlu, 56.Sri Bhumireddy Srinivasareddy 57.Sri. Kakumanu Nageswara Rao 58.Sri Nare Sri Hari 59.Dondeti Venkateswara Reddy, 60.Mothukuri Lakshman Kumar 61.Sri Yeruva Venkata Subba Reddy https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CMP Nos. 15512 and 15515 of 2026 __________ Page5 of 8 62.Sri Gadamsetty Krishna Rao 63.Sri Ganji Lakshmi Reddy 64.Sri Nidamanuri Rama Krishna Rao 65.Sri Yerramreddy Ananta Lakshmi 66.Sri Gollapalli Hemalatha 67.Sri Puvvada Veera Vankata Srinivasa Rao 68.Sri Puvvada Narasimha Rao 69.Javvaji Padmavathidevi 70.Javvaji Pavan Kumar 71.Sri Somu Guruvaiah, 72.Potti Padmavathi 73.Sri Bommisetty Lakshminarayana 74.Sri Bommisetty Sambasiva Rao 75.Sri Bayyna Bangaru Babu 76.Sri Mudda Ramesh 77.Busa Padma Naga Lakshmi 78.Potti Venkata Srinivasarao 79.M. Srinivasa Reddy ..Respondent(s) In both C.M.Ps CMP No. 15512 of 2026 To accept the cause title in the OSA as referred in the present application mentioning i.e., Atungo Shitri as the Power Agent of https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CMP Nos. 15512 and 15515 of 2026 __________ Page6 of 8 Petitioner/Appellant. CMP No. 15515 of 2026 To recognize the General Power of Atorney dated 20.08.2021, registered as Document no.451 of 2021 executed by Petitioner/Appellant in favour of me i.e., Atungo Shitri. For Petitioner (s): (In both C.M.Ps) Mr.R.C.Paul Kanagaraj For Respondent(s): (In both C.M.Ps) Mr. N.Krishnakumar for R1 and R2 Mr. A.S.Baalaji for RR 48 to 67, and 69 to 78 M/s.A.S.Kailasam and Associates for R79 No appearance for RR 3, 4, 6 to 12, 15, 17, 21, 28, 32, 33, 36 38, 40, 44 and 45 C O M M O N O R D E R (Order of the Court was made by P.Velmurugan J.) These miscellaneous petitions have been filed seeking: (i) to accept the cause-title in the OSA as referred to in the present application, by mentioning Atungo Shitri as the Power Agent of the petitioner/appellant ; and (ii) to recognize the General Power of Attorney dated 20.08.2021, registered as Document No.451 of 2021 executed by the petitioner/appellant in https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CMP Nos. 15512 and 15515 of 2026 __________ Page7 of 8 favour of Atungo Shitri. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for both sides and perused the materials available on record. 3. On being satisfied with the averments made in the affidavits filed in support of these petitions and considering the submission made by the learned counsel on either side, these petitions are allowed. 4. The Registry is directed to number the appeal if it is otherwise in order. (P.V.,J.) (K.G.T.,J.) 28-07-2026 ms https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis CMP Nos. 15512 and 15515 of 2026 __________ Page8 of 8 P.VELMURUGAN J. AND K.GOVINDARAJAN THILAKAVADI J. ms C.M.P.Nos.15512 and 15515 of 2026 and O.S.A.SR.No.143306 of 2025 28-07-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis