N.Shanmugam v. The Commissioner
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 08.06.2026 CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR. SUSHRUT ARVIND DHARMADHIKARI, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGAN and W.M.P.No.29162 of 2024 N.Shanmugam S/o Nagamuthu, 3/141, Middle Street, Akkaraipettai, Nagapattinam 611 106 Petitioner Vs 1.The Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, 119, Uthamar Gandhi Road, Thousand Lights West, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034.
2.The Joint Commissioner HR&CE Joint Commissioner Office, ASN Colony, Melakottaivasal, Nagapattinam-611 003 3.The Assistant Commissioner HR & CE Tambarakolam Road, Nagapattinam-611 001.
4.The District Collector Nagapattinam District, Collectorate, Velipalayam, Annai Nagar, Nagapattinam-611 001 5.The Director of Municipal Administration Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, No.78, Urban Administrative Building, Santhome High Road, Chennai-600 028.
6.The Commissioner Nagapattinam Municipality, Nagapattinam-611 001 7.Lalitha Ramamurthy W/o.Late.Ramamurthy, No.5, Perumal Keela Mada Valakam, Nagapattinam-611 003.
8.Naveenetha Krishnan Swamy Temple Rep. by its Executive Officer Neelayathatchi Amman Temple Nagapattinam Respondents PRAYER : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 3 to 6 to take necessary steps to demolish the unauthorised construction made by the 7th respondent and recover the land allotted for the parking of the temple chariot belonging to the Arulmigu Navaneetha Krishnan Swamy Temple of Nagapattinam in T.S.No 912 Nagapattinam Town.
For Petitioner:
Mr.R.Srinivas Senior Counsel for Mrs.V.Mythili Srinivas
For Respondents:
Mr.Veerabathran Prasanth.M.
for R1 to R3 & R8 Mr.K.Kumaran Government Pleader for R4 to R6
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Chief Justice) After arguing the matter for some time, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner seeks to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to raise all grounds in the review application, if so advised.
2. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as prayed for. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.
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To:
1.The Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, 119, Uthamar Gandhi Road, Thousand Lights West, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034.
2.The Joint Commissioner HR&CE Joint Commissioner Office, ASN Colony, Melakottaivasal, Nagapattinam-611 003 3.The Assistant Commissioner HR & CE Tambarakolam Road, Nagapattinam-611 001.
4.The District Collector Nagapattinam District, Collectorate, Velipalayam, Annai Nagar, Nagapattinam-611 001 5.The Director of Municipal Administration Commissionerate of Municipal Administration, No.78, Urban Administrative Building, Santhome High Road, Chennai-600 028.
6.The Commissioner Nagapattinam Municipality, Nagapattinam-611 001 7.The Executive Officer Naveenetha Krishnan Swamy Temple Neelayathatchi Amman Temple Nagapattinam
THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.
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