A.D.Sugumaran v. the Commissioner
Case brief
What is this about?
Fair rent fixation under Section 34-A / section 34A of the Hindu Religious and (Charitable) Endowments Act, 1959; temple shops on temple land in Survey Nos. 575/1, 575/2 and 576/1, Arisipalayam Village, Coimbatore District; hereditary trustee representation dated 16.09.2025; writ of mandamus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India; disposal of writ petition at admission stage; direction to Joint Commissioner, HR&CE, Coimbatore; six (6) week time limit; acceptance of web copy of order without certified copy; no order as to costs; Madras High Court, 20-01-2026, Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of at the admission stage: the second respondent (Joint Commissioner, HR&CE, Coimbatore) directed to take up the petitioner's representation dated 16.09.2025 under Section 34-A of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 and pass orders thereon in accordance with law within six weeks of receipt of a web copy of the order, without waiting for the certified copy; no order as to costs.