“6.Though the petitioners claim that they are administering the said Temple for the past seven generations and have filed an application to declare them as Hereditary Trustees under Section 63(b) of the said Act, the third respondent, namely, the Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Ramanathapuram District, has appointed the fifth respondent as Non-Hereditary Trustee only for administration and maintaining the properties of the Temple properly. Therefore, no interference is required with the impugned order passed by the third respondent. However, the second respondent, namely, the Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Sivagangai District, shall conclude the proceedings in O.A.No.6 of 2023 filed by the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. If it is veracious that the petitioners are administering the said Temple for the past seven generations, they shall be permitted to function as Administrators of the said Temple along with the NonHereditary Trustee. In the event, if the fifth respondent takes any decision dominating the administration or with regard to the properties of the Temple, the petitioners are at liberty to report the same before the third respondent.
