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Church of South India Trust Association, v. The District Collector

Madras HC7 Oct 2025WP/19123/2021

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What is this about?

Madras High Court; W.P.No.19123 of 2021 and W.M.P.No.20406 of 2021; Church of South India Trust Association (CSITA) vs. District Collector, Vellore, Sub-Divisional Administrative Magistrate/RDO Vellore and All India Hindu Maha Sabha; Article 226 Constitution of India; Writ of Certiorari; Na.Ka.A4/2340/2021 dated 23.08.2021; disposal on counsel's endorsement; liberty to canvass points before District Administration; decided 07.10.2025 by Justice M. Dhandapani; no merits decided, no precedent value on the impugned order.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to canvass all the points before the District Administration in the manner known to law; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petition closed ¶22

Church of South India Trust Association, Vs The… — Writ and Judicial Review | Madras HC (2025)

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W.P.No.19123 of 2021

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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Dated: 07.10.2025

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Coram:

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THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI

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W.P.No.19123 of 2021 and W.M.P.No.20406 of 2021

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Church of South India Trust Association, (CSITA No.112.1948) rep. by its Director (i/c), Prof.D.John Ganankkan, Old No.1/A, New No.3/1, Anna Salai, Vellore-632 001 (Cause title amended, vide order dated 16.09.2021 made in W.M.P.No.21001 of 2021 in W.P.No.19123 of 2021) .. Petitioner

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Vs.

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The District Collector, O/o The District Collector, Vellore District, Vellore.

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Sub-Divisional Administrative Magistrate and Revenue Divisional Officer, Vellore District - 9.

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All India Hindu Maha Sabha, represented by its President, Bhuvaneswaripettai, Gudiyatham, Vellore District. .. Respondents

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Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorari calling for the records of the second

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Page No.1 / 3

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https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis

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same.

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W.P.No.19123 of 2021

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respondent bearing Na.Ka.A4/2340/2021, dated 23.08.2021 and quash the same.

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For petitioner : Mr.V.Raghavachari, Senior Counsel for

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M/s.Muthukumar for M/s.Paul and Paul

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For respondents: M/s.S.Anitha, Spl.G.P. for RR-1 and 2 Mr.C.Munusamy for R-3

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ORDER

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In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Writ Petition is disposed of, with liberty to the petitioner to canvass all the points before the District Administration in the manner known to law. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, the miscellaneous petition is closed.

07.10.2025