M.Azis Raja v. The Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
HR&CE Act 1959 Section 78 order kept in abeyance for three months; alternative remedy - revision/petition under Section 21 before Commissioner, HR&CE Department; certiorari under Article 226; Arulmigu Kalahatheeswarar Temple, Dindigul; Joint Commissioner HR&CE Dindigul order dated 31.10.2025 in M.P.No.128/2024; interim protection against dispossession; admitted rent to be paid; no limitation bar for revision; merits not examined; G.R.Swaminathan J.; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; W.P(MD)No.34399 of 2025; decided 27.11.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with the impugned order dated 31.10.2025 kept in abeyance and not enforced for three months; petitioner granted four weeks to file a revision under Section 21 before the Commissioner, HR&CE Department (to be entertained without reference to limitation), with any interim-relief application to be numbered and disposed of within six weeks thereafter, subject to payment of admitted rent in the meanwhile; no costs; connected miscellaneous petitions closed.