Sri Sakthi Periyamariamman Temple v. the Additional Secretary
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: HR&CE Department; temple administration; non-hereditary trustees; G.O.(Pa) No.223 dated 16.05.2025; Arulmigu Thangamalai Periyamariamman Temple, Mettur; Sri Sakthi Periyamariamman Temple; similar temple names / mistaken identity; writ of mandamus; forbearance from interference; Societies Registration Act; District Registrar; registration of temple name; Madras High Court; Justice N. Anand Venkatesh; disposed of with directions; no costs. Useful for: disputes where trustee appointments for one temple are alleged to affect another similarly named temple, and where a temple's society registration is challenged.
What did the court decide?
No mandamus issued. Writ petition disposed of with the above direction: the petitioner's grievance stands sufficiently answered, and any questioning of the registration of the petitioner's name before the concerned District Registrar under the Societies Registration Act is to be independently worked out in the manner known to law; no costs; connected miscellaneous petition (W.M.P.No.27604 of 2025) closed.