Petitioner filed a writ petition seeking action against a temple staff member for alleged extra-statutory demands. Court dismissed the petition as withdrawn due to inadequate information and lack of affidavit declaring absence of personal animosity.
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W.P.No.20611 of 2023
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 12.07.2023
CORAM
MR.JUSTICE N.SESHASAYEE
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Er.R.Niranjan, President, Alayam, Ahila Baratha Hindu Maha Saba
... Petitioner
Vs.
4.R.Jayachandran ... Respondents
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PRAYER: The writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a writ of Mandamus, directing the 1st Respondent to take appropriate action on the petitioner's petition dated 22.03.2023. .
For Petitioner : Mr.B.Kannan For Respondents : Mr.C.Kathiravan Special Government Pleader for R1 Mr.K.Karthikeyan, Government Advocate (HR & CE) for R2 & R3
ORDER
The Petition is filed to take action against certain Jayachandran who is stated to be a priest of Arulmigu Naganatha Swamy Thirukoil and the allegation is that he demands and receives extra statutory receipts from the devotees who visit the temple and that the respondents should take action against him.
2.Certain Murugesan has been filing Writ Petitions against the said Jayachandran for few years now, whereas, the present petitioner who appears before this Court is not Murugesan but another. This apart, this Court requires an affidavit from the petitioner to the effect that he has no personal animosity against the allegedly erring priest.
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3.The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the alleged Jayachandran is not the priest of the said Temple but, only a staff of the Temple.
withdraw the Petition and file a fresh Petition with appropriate materials.
and since there is no statement that the petitioner shares no animosity or enmity with the said Jayachandran, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs.
12.07.2023
Tsg Index : Yes / No Neutral citation : yes/no
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N.SESHASAYEE, J. Tsg
To
1.The Director, Director of Vigilance and Anti – Corruption(DVAC) No.293 M.K.N. Road, Alandur, Chennai – 600 016. 2.The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, 119, Uthamar Gandhi Road, Numgambakkam, Chennai – 600 034.
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Er.R.Niranjan
The Director, Director of Vigilance and Anti – Corruption(DVAC), Chennai
The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Chennai
The Assistant Commissioner/Executive Officer, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment, Arulmigu Naganatha Swamy Thirukoil
N SESHASAYEE
As recorded by the court registry
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