V. BHARATHIDASAN, J.

1. Challenge in all these writ petitions is to the notices of eviction issued by the respondent temple authorities. The petitioners in these writ petitions are lessees and Association of lessees under different temples situate at various places in South Tamil Nadu. Since the issues involved in these writ petition are one and the same, they have been heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. Brief facts, which lead to the filing of the writ petitions, are as follows:-

The petitioners claim to be the lessees under different temples. The temples covered in these writ petitions are under the control of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments [in short, "the H.R. & CE Department"]. The name of the temples are:-

Sl. No. Name of the Temple

1 Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Madurai, Madurai District,

2 Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Thirukovil, Thirupparankundram, Madurai District

3 Arulmigu Madhanagopalasamy Temple, West Masi Street, Madurai, Madurai District

4 Arulmigu Sevugaperumal Ayyanar Temple, Annanagar, Madurai (Sub Temple of Arulmigu Madhanagopala Swamy Temple, Madurai), Madurai District.

5 Arulmigu Anj