ORDER

C.A. Nos.10478-10498/ 2011 & C.A. Nos.2353-2355/2017

1. The facts lie in a narrow compass. There was election dispute with respect to the Diocese elections which has effect on constitution of the School and College Management Committees. Diocese elections was held on 21.12.2007 and result was also notified on said date.

2. OS No.2898/2008 was filed for declaring that plaintiff as duly elected. The Court had initially passed an order of status quo on 30.4.2008, which was modified as one of the status quo ante prior to 21.12.2007 vide order dated 21.7.2008. The interim orders dated 30.4.2008 and 21.7.2008 were questioned by way of filing the revision petitions in the High Court of Madras. The High Court passed the order dated 18.8.2008 to the following effect:

"49. The person who comes to Court, must come with clean hands for seeking any relief. But, the respondent/plaintiffs have suppressed the material facts, adopted method of forum shopping and have played fraud on the Court below, apart from non-joinder of necessary parties in the suit. Playing fraud on the Court is highly condemnable, since the same is against administration of justice. As there is substantial materials av