Rajah Annamalaipuram Sri Ayyappa Swamy Temple Trust v. M.A.M.R. Muthiah
Case brief
What is this about?
Consent-style disposal of two Article 227 civil revision petitions (C.R.P.Nos.2166 & 2167 of 2022) filed by the Rajah Annamalaipuram Sri Ayyappa Swamy Temple Trust and its Secretary (Defendants 1 & 2) against orders dated 04.07.2022 of the XV Assistant City Civil Court, Chennai in I.A.(SR).Nos.29741 & 29742 of 2022 arising in O.S.Nos.320 of 2017 and 3756 of 2016. Respondents included M.A.M.R.Muthiah (plaintiff), trust Executive Committee members K.Chidambaran and P.Subbiah, Treasurer K.Chidambaram, and Ramanathan Palaniappan. Ground for allowance: relief in the main suits rendered infructuous by subsequent elections; first Respondent consented; second Respondent in C.R.P.No.2167 of 2022 unrepresented. Result: both revisions allowed, no costs, C.M.P.Nos.11228 & 11229 of 2022 closed. Keywords: temple trust, executive committee, treasurer, elections, infructuous relief, Article 227, revision, consent disposal, Madras High Court.