Judgment · High Court
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
Petition is disposed of
Provisions considered
- Constitution of India art. 226
Key paragraphs
- Para 33. Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. (MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 27.02.2026 Index: Yes/NoNeutral Citation: Yes/NokplTo1. The Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department Uthamar Gandhi Salai Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034.2. The Executive Officer Arulmighu Ranganatha Perumal…
Judgment
W.P.No.2104 of 2026IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRASDATED: 27.02.2026CORAM :THE HONOURABLE MR. MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CHIEF JUSTICEANDTHE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE G.ARUL MURUGANW.P.No.2104 of 2026P.BhaskarS/o ParthasarathyNo.18, Bramin StreetNanthivaram, Guduvancheri Vandallur Taluk Chengalpattu District. Petitioner(s)Vs1. The Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department Uthamar Gandhi Salai Nungambakkam Chennai 600 034.
The Executive Officer Arulmighu Ranganatha Perumal Temple and Thiruneermalai Neervanna Perumal Temples Thiruneemalai Temple Chengalpet District3. The District Collector Chengalpet District Chengalpet. Respondent(s)__________Page 1 of 4https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.2104 of 2026 Prayer : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents herein to immediately take all steps necessary to Rejuvenate, Restore, Protect and preserve the Holy Temple tank called Manikarnika Tank / Theertha, tank of Arulmighu Ranganatha Temple, Thiruneermalai, Chengalpet within a reasonable timeframe as fixed by this honourable Court based upon the Newspaper Report published in the Hindu Newspaper on 28.11.2025, 04.12.2025.For Petitioner(s):M/s.B.JagannathFor Respondent(s):Mr. N.R.R.Arun Natarajan Spl. Govt. Pleader (HR&CE) for R1Ms. Athiniveda For M/s.A.S.Kailasam Associates for R2 Mr.K.Karthik Jagannath Government Advocate for R3ORDER(Order of the Court was made bythe Hon'ble Chief Justice)Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petition itself may be disposed of with a direction to respondents to complete the cleaning of temple tank within a stipulated period.2. After hearing learned counsel for parties and going through __________Page 2 of 4https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.2104 of 2026various documents and statements before this Court, we direct the authorities to ensure that the temple tank is cleaned, as early as possible, preferably within three months.
Operative part
Petition is disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. (MANINDRA MOHAN SHRIVASTAVA, CJ) (G.ARUL MURUGAN,J) 27.02.2026 Index: Yes/NoNeutral Citation: Yes/NokplTo1. The Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department Uthamar Gandhi Salai Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034.2. The Executive Officer Arulmighu Ranganatha Perumal Temple and Thiruneermalai Neervanna Perumal Temples Thiruneemalai Temple Chengalpet District.3. The District Collector Chengalpet District, Chengalpet.__________Page 3 of 4https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis W.P.No.2104 of 2026THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE AND G.ARUL MURUGAN,J. (kpl) W.P.No.2104 of 2026 27.02.2026__________Page 4 of 4https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: Petition is disposed of
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Constitution of India — art. 226.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.