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Madras High CourtCRL RC/1627/2025disposed of

N.Thiagu v. The Executive Magistriate Cum Revenue Divisional Officer

2026-02-23Honourable Mr.Justice Sunder Mohan6 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 23-02-2026

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SUNDER MOHAN & Crl.M.P.Nos.16640 & 18135 of 2025 N.Thiagu S/o.Late Nithyanandam.P Managing Trustee, Brahama Suthra Kuzhu Trust, No.38, Mettu Street, Pollivakkam Village, Thiruvallur Taluk, Thiruvallur District - 602 002.

..Petitioner(s) Vs

1. The Executive Magistrate Cum Revenue Divisional Officer Jawaharlal Nehru Road, (Near Head Post Office), Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu 602 001.

2. The Inspector of Police Manavala Nagar Police Station, Manavala Nagar, Thiruvallur District - 602 002.

3. N.Srinivasan S/o.Late.Narasimmal Naidu, No.82/1, Mettu Street, Polivakkam Village, Thiruvallur Taluk, Thiruvallur District-602 002.

4. T.Senthil Kumar S/o. Thillaiappan, No.10, Vaduganathaswamy Kovil Street, Kundadam Dharapuram Taluk, Tiruppur District 638 702.

5. N.Saravana Kumar S/o. Narasimhan, No. 332 Lenin St. Gnanamoorthi Nagar, Ambattur 600 053.

6. E. Manigandan S/o.Y.C.Eshwaramuthy, Plot 62, 9th Street, Baba Nagar, Villivakkam, Chennai 600 049

7. S.Pathipan S/o. Sathiyamoorthy, T-1 Block, I an Marvel Apartment No.2, Mullai Nagar, TNHB Road,West Tambaram, Kanchipuram 600 045.

8. J. Yuvaraj S/o. D.Jayakumar, No. 978/1 7th Cross Street, South Ram Nagar, Madipakkam 600 091.

(R4 to R8 suo motu impleaded as per order dt 3/09/2025 in Crl. RC. 1627/2025.) ..Respondent(s) Prayer: This Criminal Revision Petition is filed under Section 438 r/w 442 of the BNSS, 2023, to set aside the impugned order dated 20.08.2025 passed by the 1st respondent vide proceedings No.5919-2025-A1 under Section 126 of BNSS Act.

For Petitioner(s):

Mr.V.Raghavachari, Senior Counsel for Mr.V.Venkatesan

For Respondent(s):

Mr.R.Vinothraja, Government Advocate (Crl. Side) for R1 & R2 Mr.R.Ezhilarasan for R3 Mr.B.Kumarasamy for R4 Mr.B.Vijayakumar for R5, R6 & R8 Mr.R.Santhosh for R7

ORDER

The Revision challenges the order passed by the first respondent in which the first respondent after recording the dispute between A party and B party, namely, the first petitioner and the third respondent herein with regard to management of a Temple trust, directed a Steering Committee to be in-charge of the temple trust according to the will of the founder trustee. 2.The learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the execution of the will is in dispute and by the impugned order, the first respondent had decided the validity of the will and as to who should administer the temple, which is not in accordance with law.

3.The learned counsel for the third respondent would submit that the founder trustee had executed the will, which cannot be disputed.

4.In view of the rival submissions this Court is of the view that the dispute with regard to the validity of the will cannot be adjudicated in this Revision and ought not to have been adjudicated by the first respondent. Hence, this Court suggested to the learned counsels on either side that an independent person can be appointed to administer the temple until the rights of the parties are adjudicated by a competent Civil Court.

5.The learned counsels on either side agreed to the said proposal and suggested the names of Dr.A.Somasundaram (Advocate, 41, Law Chamber, District Court Buildings, Madurai - 625 020) and the fourth respondent herein one Mr.T.Senthil Kumar, who was impleaded subsequently pursuant to the orders of this Court.

6.In view of the same, the impugned order is set aside. Dr.A.Somasundaram and Mr.T.Senthil Kumar, the fourth respondent are hereby directed to be in-charge of the temple trust, until there is any order of the competent civil Court determining the rights of the parties. It is open to the above two persons to consult any person for the said purpose, including the members of the Steering Committee.

7.The Revision is disposed of accordingly. Consequently, the connected criminal miscellaneous petitions are closed.

23-02-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order TSG To 1.The Executive Magistrate Cum Revenue Divisional Officer Jawaharlal Nehru Road, (Near Head Post Office), Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu 602 001.

2.The Inspector of Police Manavala Nagar Police Station, Manavala Nagar, Thiruvallur District - 602 002.

3.Dr.A.Somasundaram, 41, Law Chamber, District Court Buildings, Madurai - 625 020.

SUNDER MOHAN, J.

TSG & Crl.M.P.Nos.16640 & 18135 of 2025 23-02-2026