(Tamil Nadu Act No.22 of 1959)' [hereinafter 'TN HR&CE Act' for the sake of convenience and clarity]; that writ petitioners being cultivating tenants qua agricultural land Section 78 of TN HR&CE Act would not apply and therefore, inter-alia owing to alleged default in payment of rent, proceedings were initiated by fifth respondent i.e., Executive Officer of the said Temple under 'Act No.57 of 1961 being Tamil Nadu Public Trusts (Regulation of Administration of Agricultural Lands) Act, 1961' [hereinafter 'said Act' for the sake of convenience and clarity]; that the jurisdictional Revenue Court vide order dated 12.10.2018 in petition No.194 of 2016 passed an order holding that petitioners are liable to pay certain quantified amounts of paddy and costs to said Temple; that the said Temple launched execution in the Revenue Court and Executing Court passed an order dated 12.10.2018 inter-alia holding that 278.20 quintals of paddy is liable to be paid by writ petitioners to said Temple and directed eviction by following the rules; that thereafter the writ petitioners sent a representation dated 20.01.2021 accepting the order of Revenue Court but making a request that they would pay the aforementioned quantum of paddy payable in 12 installments inter-alia saying lack of irrigation and pandemic have impeded their agricultural activities.
