Sivanantham v. The District Collector

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED:23.11.2023

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE B.PUGALENDHI and W.M.P(MD).Nos.22422, 17788 and 22287 of 2023 Prayer in W.P(MD).No.26074 of 2023 Sivanantham ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Collectorate Campus, Thanjavur, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, 1/9

5.The Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, 6.The Commissioner, Kumbakonam Corporation, 7.The Executive Officer, Arulmigu Nageswarar Swamy Thirukovil, 8.Perumal @ Kaliyaperumal ...Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents 5 and 7 and their men from interfering the petitioner and his family peacefully living at Bagavath Padithurai, Govindappan Street, Kumbakonam, For Petitioner : Mr.R.Murugappan For Respondents : Mr.P.T.Thiraviyam Government Advocate for R1 to R5 Mr.M.Raja Rajan for R6 Mr.Chandrasekar for R7 Prayer in W.P(MD).No.21378 of 2023 Sivanantham ... Petitioner 2/9

Vs.

1.The District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Collectorate Campus, Thanjavur, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, 5.The Commissioner, Kumbakonam Municipality, 6.The Executive Officer, Sri Adhikumbeswarar Swamy Koil Devasthanam, 7.The Branch Manager, Sri Sankara Mutt, 8.Kaliyaperumal 3/9

9.Sokkalingam Pillai

...Respondents

PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents 6 and 7 and their men from interfering the petitioner and his family peacefully living at Bagavath Padithurai, Govindappan Street, Kumbakonam, For Petitioner : Mr.R.Murugappan For Respondents : Mr.P.T.Thiraviyam Government Advocate for R1 to R4 Mr.M.Raja Rajan for R5 Mr.Chandrasekar for R6 Prayer in W.P(MD).No.25934 of 2023 Sivanantham ... Petitioner Vs.

1.The District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Collectorate Campus, Thanjavur, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4/9

4.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, 5.The Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, 6.The Commissioner, Kumbakonam Corporation, 7.The Executive Officer, Arulmigu Nageswarar Swamy Thirukovil, 8.Perumal @ Kaliyaperumal ...Respondents PRAYER : Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue a Writ of Mandamus, forbearing the respondents 4 to 7 and their men from interfering the petitioner and his family peacefully living at Bagavath Padithurai, Govindappan Street, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District.

For Petitioner : Mr.R.Murugappan For Respondents : Mr.P.T.Thiraviyam Government Advocate for R1 to R5 5/9

Mr.M.Raja Rajan for R6 Mr.Chandrasekar for R7 C O M M O N O R D E R These Writ Petitions have been filed to forbear the respondents from interfering with the peaceful possession of the petitioner and his family members at Bagavath Padithurai, Govindappan Street, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur District.

2. The respondent Temple has lodged a complaint against the petitioner as if he is illegally occupying the Temple property, against which, the present Writ Petitions have been filed. Since the petitioner could not get any interim relief in the first writ petition filed by him in W.P(MD).No.26074 of 2023, he has filed subsequent writ petitions for the very same relief. Considering the conduct of the petitioner in filing the writ petitions on the very same relief, this Court is not inclined to grant any relief to this petitioner.

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3. Accordingly, these Writ Petitions are dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

23.11.2023 Index: Yes/No Internet: Yes/No ssb To 1.The District Collector, Thanjavur District, Thanjavur.

2.The District Revenue Officer, Collectorate Campus, Thanjavur, 3.The Revenue Divisional Officer, 4.The Tahsildar, Taluk Office, 7/9

5.The Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, 6.The Commissioner, Kumbakonam Corporation, 7.The Executive Officer, Arulmigu Nageswarar Swamy Thirukovil, 8.The Branch Manager, Sri Sankara Mutt, 8/9

B.PUGALENDHI, J.

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