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Madras High CourtCS/778/2018dismissed as infructuous

R.Rathinaswami v. Grand Lodge Of India

2018-11-26Honourable Mr Justice K. Kalyanasundaram4 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 26.11.2018

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.KALYANASUNDARAM C.S.No.778 of 2018 & O.A.No.1086 of 2018 & A.Nos.8972 to 8974 of 2018 1.R.Ratnaswami 2.A.Surya Narayana Rao 3.T.R.Mohanakrishnan 4.V.G.Madhusudan ... Plaintiffs Vs 1.Grand Lodge of India, Unincorporated association of individuals, Represented by the Grand Master, Mr.Harcharan Singh Ranauta, Grand Lodge of India, Freemasons Hall, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001.

2.V.K.Gupta, Grand Secretary, Grand Lodge of India, Freemasons Hall, Janpath, New Delhi - 110 001.

3.Regional Grand Lodge of Southern India, Represented by the Regional Grand Secretary, Unincorporated association of individuals, Mr.N.Pandurangan, Freemasons Hall, 14, Ethiraj Saslai, Egmore, Chennai - 600 008. ... Defendants Plaint filed under order IV Rule 1 of O.S. Rues read with Order VII Rule 1 of C.P.C., praying for judgment and decree as follows:

i) For mandatory injunction directing the Grand Lodge of India and the defendants to conduct the Grand Festival 2018 in Nagpur on 24th and 25th November 2018 and to install, Mr.Rajeev Khandelwal, the Grand Master Elect as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India for the period 2018 to 2021, in accordance with the relevant rules and without any interference or obstruction or stalling by and daughter Lodge or its members by any means;

ii) To direct the defendants to pay the costs of the suit and grant such other or further reliefs For Plaintiffs : Mr.Venugopal Raj For Defendants : Mr.S.R.Mounaswaminathan for D1 & D2 Mr.K.A.Ramakrishnan for D3

JUDGMENT

The suit has been filed for mandatory injunction, directing the Grand Lodge of India and the defendants to conduct the Grand Festival 2018 in Nagpur on 24th and 25th November 2018 and to install, Mr.Rajeev Khandelwal, the Grand Master Elect as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of India for the period 2018 to 2021.

2. It is represented by the learned counsel for the plaintiffs as well as learned counsel for the defendants that the meeting was already conducted as per the Schedule on 24.11.2018 and 25.11.2018 and the prayer sought for in the suit has become infructuous.

3. Recording the submission, the suit is dismissed as infructuous. There is no order as to costs. Consequently, connected applications are closed. 26.11.2018 r n s To The Sub Assistant Registrar, Original Side, High Court, Madras.

K.KALYANASUNDARAM, J., r n s C.S.No.778 of 2018 & O.A.No.1086 of 2018 & A.Nos.8972 to 8974 of 2018 26.11.2018