The Holy Epiphany Church v. Rev.George Stephan
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court order dated 27-01-2026 in CMP No. 22432 of 2025 in AS No. 842 of 2010; amendment of cause-title; substitution of first respondent Bishop Rt.Rev.Paul Francis Ravichandran, CSI Madras Diocese, Church of South India, in place of Rev.George Stephan Bishop; appellant Holy Epiphany Church Worshippers Society, Cuddalore; counsel R. Gururaj for appellant and D. Prabhu Arunkumar for respondent; no objection; petition allowed; Registry to carry out cause-title amendments; main appeal posted to 10.02.2026; Bench N. Sathish Kumar J. and R. Sakthivel J.; copy marked to Additional District Judge / Additional District Court (Fast Track Judge), Cuddalore.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed: cause-title of the first respondent to be amended to substitute Rt.Rev.Paul Francis Ravichandran Bishop in Madras, CSI Madras Diocese in place of Rev.George Stephan Bishop; Registry directed to carry out the necessary amendments; main appeal to be posted on 10.02.2026.