Rangarajan Narasimhan v. The Addl.Chief Secretary To Govt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.1.2022 CORAM :

THE HON'BLE MR.MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.D.AUDIKESAVALU W.P.No.16064 of 2021 & WMP.No.16986 of 2021 Rangarajan Narasimhan .. Petitioner vs 1.The Addl.Chief Secretary to Government, Govt.of TamilNadu 2.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism Culture and Religious Endowments Department, 3.The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, 119, Uuthamar Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600034 4.The Joint Commissioner/Executive Officer, Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, 5.Shri.Ko.Ka.Va.Annan Thiruvenkatachariar Hereditary Trustee, Sthalathar, Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple(Shri U.Ve.Ko.Ka. va.Annan Vaadhoola Desikar), 206 East Uthra Street, Srirangam, Trichy-620006.

6.Shri.U.Ve.Kovil Vedavyasa Senthamarai Kannan Bhattar Hereditary Trustee

Sthalathar Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple (Shri.U.Ve.Vedavyasa Bhattar) 131/33, North Uthra Street, Srirangam, Trichy-620006.

7.Shri.U.Ve.Badri Narayana Bhattar Hereditary Trustee, Sthalathar Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple (Shri.U.Ve.Parasara Bhattar), 231, South Uthra Street Srirangam, Trichy-620006.

8.Shri.Sudharshana Rangachar Hereditary Trustee Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple (Shri.U.Ve.Ko.Ka.Va.Annan Rangachar) 121/70, East Chitra Street, Srirangam Trichy-620006 9.Shri Singaperumal Uthama Nambi Sthalathar Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple (Shri U.Ve.Uthama Nambi), 28/3 West Uthra Street, Srirangam, Trichy-620 006 10.Animal Welfare Board of India, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt.of India (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying), NIAW Campus 42 Mile Stone, Delhi-Agra Highway, NH2 Ballabhgarh, Haryana-121004.

11.The Inspector of Police Srirangam Police station, 12.The Director General of Police, Tamilnadu Police Department Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600004 .. Respondents Prayer: Petition filed under Article 226 of The Constitution of India praying for the issuance of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records of the 2nd respondent and quash G.O.(Ms) No.218 Tourism Culture and Religious Endowments Department dated 6.9.2013 as malicious, arbitrary, unjust and illegal. Petitioner : Appearing in person

For Respondents : Mr.Harsha Raj, Additional Government Pleader for R1, R11 and R12 Mr.T.Chandrasekaran, Special Government Pleader for R2 and R3 Mr.R.Bharanidharan for R4 Mr.V.Chandrasekaran, Senior Panel Counsel for R10 R8- refused No appearance for R6, R7 & R9

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) The petitioner appearing in person seeks permission to withdraw the writ petition.

2. In view of the said request made by the petitioner, the above writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, the connected WMP is also dismissed. There will be no order as to costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar To:

1.The Addl.Chief Secretary to Government, Govt.of TamilNadu 2.The State of Tamil Nadu Rep by its Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism Culture and

Religious Endowments Department, 3.The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, 119, Uuthamar Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600034 4.The Joint commissioner/Executive Officer, Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, 5.Animal Welfare Board of India, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Govt.of India (Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying), NIAW Campus 42 Mile Stone, Delhi-Agra Highway, NH2 Ballabhgarh, Haryana-121004.

6.The Inspector of Police Srirangam Police station, 7.The Director General of Police, Tamilnadu Police Department Dr.Radhakrishnan Salai, Mylapore, Chennai-600004 +1 cc to Spl Government Pleader(HR & CE) Sr.NO. 3498 W.P.No.16064 of 2021 & WMP.No.16986 of 2021 NR(CO) A.SK(27.01.2022)