Arjunan Elayaraja v. The Chief Secretary To Government

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 10.09.2020 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.A.P.SAHI, THE CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SENTHILKUMAR RAMAMOORTHY W.P.NO.12223 OF 2020 and WMP No.14981 of 2020 Arjunan Elayaraja

...Petitioner

-vs1. The Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009

2. The Secretary to Government, (Law & Justice), State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009

3. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, No.119, Uthamar Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034

...Respondents

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying this Court to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring that the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959, (Act 22 of 1959) is ultra-vires. For Petitioner : :

Mr.R. Gururaj

ORDER

( Order of the Court was made by The Hon'ble Chief Justice) After the matter was heard, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the writ petition to enable him to file a better writ petition in case the law so permits challenging the vires of the provision. The https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. No costs.

Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS IV) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sr To

1. The Chief Secretary to Government, State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009

2. The Secretary to Government, (Law & Justice), State of Tamil Nadu, Fort St. George, Chennai - 600 009

3. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, No.119, Uthamar Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai - 600 034 +1cc to Government Pleader, SR.NO. 29703 W.P.No.12223 of 2020 RSV(CO) KKV/29/10/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/