A writ petition seeking assistance to enforce an HR&CE Department order was withdrawn by the petitioner with prior permission of the HR&CE Commissioner under Section 43 of the TN HR&CE Act. The High Court dismissed the petition as withdrawn and closed the connected miscellaneous petitions.
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W.P. No. 10485 of 2018
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 18.03.2024
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE P.D. AUDIKESAVALU
W.P. No. 10485 of 2018 and
W.M.P. Nos. 19081 and 19664 of 2021
A/m. Om Sri Bhavani Amman Temple, Represented by its Hereditary Managing Trustee Mr. A.Lokamitra Periyapalayam, Uthukottai Taluk, Thiruvallur District – 601 102.
… Petitioner
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Prayer:- Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the First to Third Respondents herein to render assistance to the Temple authorities and the Sixth Respondent herein to enforce the order of the Fifth Respondent made in Proc. Na. Ka. No. 3278/2017-3308/2017 dated 19.12.2017.
For Petitioner : Mr. A.K.Sriram, Senior Counsel for M/s. A.S.Kailasam and Associates For Respondents : Mr. P.Ganesan, Additional Government Pleader (for R1 & R3) Mr. J.Subbiah, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) (for R2) K. Karthikeyan, Government Advocate (for R5 & R6)
O R D E R
Learned Counsel for the Petitioner has filed a memo dated 18.03.2024
stating as follows:-
"3. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, has by Proceedings Na. Ka. No.
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310097/2024/D4 dated 06.03.2024, permitted the Petitioner to
withdraw the present Writ Petition."
The copy of the said permission granted by the Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department under Section 43 of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959, has also been placed on record.
In view of the same, the Writ Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. No costs.
18.03.2024
Index: Yes/No NCC: Yes/No
Note: Issue order copy by 28.03.2024.
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2 provisions across 2 enactments
A/m. Om Sri Bhavani Amman Temple, represented by its Hereditary Managing Trustee Mr. A.Lokamitra Periyapalayam
The District Collector, Thiruvallur District
The Superintendent of Police, Thiruvallur District
The Tahsildar, Uthukottai Taluk, Thiruvallur District
The Commissioner, Ellapuram Panchayat Union, Ellapuram
The Joint Commissioner, H.R & C.E. Department, Vellore Division
P.D. Audikesavalu
As recorded by the court registry
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