{"id":136451,"date":"2009-11-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-rajendran-vs-state-of-tamil-nadu-on-17-november-2009-2"},"modified":"2017-10-15T15:52:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-15T10:22:42","slug":"m-rajendran-vs-state-of-tamil-nadu-on-17-november-2009-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-rajendran-vs-state-of-tamil-nadu-on-17-november-2009-2","title":{"rendered":"M.Rajendran vs State Of Tamil Nadu on 17 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">M.Rajendran vs State Of Tamil Nadu on 17 November, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS\n\nDATED:17.11. 2009\n\nCORAM:-\n\nHon'ble Mr. Justice R. SUDHAKAR\t\n\nWrit Petition No. 41205 of 2006\nand\nW.P.M.P.Nos.1 and 4 of  2006\n\t\t\t\t\n1. M.Rajendran\n2. S.Tirupathi\n3. R.Ramesh\n4. S.Vairavan\n5. P.Parameswari\n    Trustees, Arulmigu\n    Muthumariamman Thirukovil,\n    Meenakshipuram, Karaikudi.                                          .. Petitioners\n\nVs\n\n\n1. State of Tamil Nadu\n    rep. by its Secretary to\n    Government,\n    Law Department,\n    Fort St.George, Chennai.9    \n                                 \n2. State of Tamil Nadu\n    rep. by its Secretary to\n    Government,\n    Commercial Taxes and Charitable\n    Endowments Department,\n    Fort.St.George,Chennai.9\n\n3. The Commissioner,\n    Hindu Religious and Charitable\n    Endowments Department,\n    Nungambakkam,Chennai.34.\t\t\t      . . .  Respondents\n\nPrayer: This writ petition   filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for a writ of declaration declaring the Tamil Nadu Ordinance No.5 of 2006 published in Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 16.07.2006 insofar as amendments to Section 7 A and Section 47  of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious  and Charitable Endowments Act,1959 as void and unconstitutional insofar as the petitioners are concerned.\n\t\t\t\t               . . . \n\t\tFor Petitioner s   : Mr. C.T.Murugappan\n\n                  For Respondents : Mr.R.Viduthalai,\n                                             Advocate General, for\n\t\t\t\t\tMr.T.Chandrasekaran,Spl.G.P.\n\n\t\t\t\t\t      . . .\n\nO R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>\t\tFive petitioners, who were originally appointed as Trustees of Muthumariamman Thirukovil  in Meenakshipuram at Karaikudi for a period of three years, have filed the present writ petition challenging the Tamil Nadu Ordinance No.5 of 2006 whereby and whereunder the  period of trusteeship was reduced from three years to one year. At the time of admission, an interim order of status quo was ordered on 17.11.2006,due to which,  petitioners continued to be the trustees for some time. Thereafter, at the instance of the respondent-department, the status quo order passed by this Court was vacated on 27.04.2007.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t 2. The petitioners  assumed charges as Trustees on 16.11.2005 and the period of  trusteeship, as per the original order of appointment, is now over  and therefore, the learned counsel for petitioners states that at this point of time, the petitioners can not have any grievance, as the  period is over. The learned counsel further submits  that liberty may be given to challenge the ordinance  if and when such need arises.\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\t3. In view of the above, while granting such liberty,  the Writ Petition  is dismissed. However, in the circumstances of the case, there will be no order as to costs.   if and when  such need arises.\n<\/p>\n<p>PAL<\/p>\n<p>To<\/p>\n<p>1.  Secretary to Government,<br \/>\n    State of Tamil Nadu<br \/>\n   Law Department,<br \/>\n    Fort St.George, Chennai.9\n<\/p>\n<p>2. State of Tamil Nadu<br \/>\n    rep. by its Secretary to<br \/>\n    Government,<br \/>\n    Commercial Taxes and Charitable<br \/>\n    Endowments Department,<br \/>\n    Fort.St.George,Chennai.9\n<\/p>\n<p>3. The Commissioner,<br \/>\n    Hindu Religious and Charitable<br \/>\n    Endowments Department,<br \/>\n    Nungambakkam,<br \/>\n    Chennai 34<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court M.Rajendran vs State Of Tamil Nadu on 17 November, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED:17.11. 2009 CORAM:- Hon&#8217;ble Mr. Justice R. SUDHAKAR Writ Petition No. 41205 of 2006 and W.P.M.P.Nos.1 and 4 of 2006 1. M.Rajendran 2. S.Tirupathi 3. R.Ramesh 4. S.Vairavan 5. 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