WP(MD)No.22928 of 2026 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT Dated : 07.08.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE C.SARAVANAN WP(MD)No.22928 of 2026 and WMP(MD)Nos.17074 and 17075 of 2026 N.Balusamy ... Petitioner Vs. 1. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, No.119, Uthamar Gandhi Road, Thousand Lights West, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034. 2. The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, Dindigul. 3. The Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, Dindigul. 4. S.Gomathi 5. S.Thangavel 6. S.Rani ... Respondent Prayer: Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this court to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the Page No.1 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP(MD)No.22928 of 2026 records relating to the impugned public auction notice ref no.nil dated nil fixing date of auction on 10.08.2026 without name and designation of authority, quash the same as irregular, illegal and without transparency. For Petitioners : Ms.M.Muthu Kavitha For R1 to R3 : Mr.S.Venkatesh Additional Government Pleader For R4 & R5 : Mr.A.Kannan ORDER The petitioner has secured a slip for lunch motion and has challenged the impugned auction notice dated 24/07/2026 seeking to auction the rights for collecting Goat kin and for bursting crackers during the temple festival. 2. The petitioner appears to be an aggrieved party against the appointment of the Management of the temple and has filed A.P.No.7 of 2026 before the 1st respondent / Commissioner of HR & CE under Section 69 of The Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959. It is the case of the petitioner that even the earlier attempt was also made by the private respondents herein to give away the rights and therefore, the petitioner had approached this Court in WP(MD)No.14307 of 2026 which came to be ordered on 20/05/2026 recording the submission that fresh notice will be issued in accordance with the provisions. Prima Page No.2 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP(MD)No.22928 of 2026 facie indications are that a paper publication has been effected in Tamil Edition of Dina Boomi on 23/07/2026 proposing to hold the auction. The scanned reproduction of the said Advertisement dated 24.07.2026 is below: 3. Merely because the petitioner is challenging the appointment made earlier in A.P.No.7 of 2026, that ipso facto would not give any right to the petitioner to interfere with the management and affairs of the Temple, namely, Arulmigu Muniyappa Swamy Temple, Ellappatti, Page No.3 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP(MD)No.22928 of 2026 Oddanchatram Taluk, Dindigul District. Therefore, the writ petition is liable to be dismissed and accordingly dismissed. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. 07.08.2026 Index : Yes / No Neutral Citation : Yes / No bala To 1. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, No.119, Uthamar Gandhi Road, Thousand Lights West, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034. 2. The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, Dindigul. 3. The Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, Dindigul. Page No.4 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP(MD)No.22928 of 2026 C. SARAVANAN , J. bala ORDER MADE IN W.P(MD)No.22928 of 2026 DATED : 07.08.2026 Page No.5 of 5 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis