1 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT ( Special Original Jurisdiction ) Thursday, the Thirty First day of January Two Thousand Nineteen PRESENT The Hon`ble Mr.Justice R.SUBBIAH and The Hon`ble Mr Justice B.PUGALENDHI WP(MD) No.2099 of 2019 and WMP(MD)No.1697 of 2019 1 K.R.KARTHIKEYAN 2 S.LAKSHMINARAYANAN 3 K.MEENAKSHI 4 R.S.SELVARAJ ... PETITIONERS Vs 1 THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, NO.119, UTHAMAR GANDHI SALAI, NUNGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI-600 034. 2 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR TRICHY DISTRICT, TRICHY. 3 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, TRICHIRAPPALLI DIVISION, UTHAMARKOVIL COMPLEX, PITHCHANDAR KOVIL, TRICHY DISTRICT. 4 SRI RANGANATHASWAMY TEMPLE REP. BY ITS EXECUTIVE OFFICER, VELLITHIRUMUTHAM VILLAGE, SRIRANGAM TALUK, TRICHY DISTRICT. ... RESPONDENTS Petition praying that in the circumstances stated therein and in the affidavit filed therewith the High Court will be pleased to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned eviction notice issued by the 4th respondent temple dated nil and consequently forbear the Respondents from evicting the Petitioner except following the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959. Prayer in WMP(MD). 1697/ 2019 : To grant an Ad-Interim Stay of all further proceedings pursuant to the impugned eviction notice issued by the 4th respondent temple dated nil , pending disposal of the above WP. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/ 2 ORDER : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Mr.M.MAHABOOB ATHIFF, Advocate for M/S.AJMAL ASSOCIATES for the petitioner and of Mr.V.R.SHANMUGANATAHN, Special Government Pleader for R1 to R3 and Mr.M.SARAVANAN, Advocate for R4, the court made the following order:- Mr.V.R.Shanmuganathan, takes notice for the respondents. Interim stay is granted for a period of 2 weeks. sd/- 31/01/2019 / TRUE COPY / Sub-Assistant Registrar (C.S.) Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai - 625 023. TO 1 THE COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS DEPARTMENT, NO.119, UTHAMAR GANDHI SALAI, NUNGAMBAKKAM, CHENNAI-600 034. 2 THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR TRICHY DISTRICT, TRICHY. 3 THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT, TRICHIRAPPALLI DIVISION, UTHAMARKOVIL COMPLEX, PITHCHANDAR KOVIL, TRICHY DISTRICT. 4 THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, SRI RANGANATHASWAMY TEMPLE VELLITHIRUMUTHAM VILLAGE, SRIRANGAM TALUK, TRICHY DISTRICT. ORDER IN WP(MD) No.2099 of 2019 and WMP(MD)No.1697 of 2019 Date :31/01/2019 MS/JC/SAR-1/28.02.2019/2P.5C https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/