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2021 Supreme(Mad) 1096
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
R. Subbiah, J.
The Administrator General and Official Trustee of Tamil Nadu, High Court Campus – Applicant
Application Nos.2037 to 2042 of 2021
Decided On : 02-06-2021
Advocate Appeared:
For the Applicant : Mr.P.Murugan, A.G & O.T
Headnote:
Constitution of India,1950 - Praying to permit the A.G. & O.T. to utilise - Accumulation funds - Maintenance to the beneficiaries, scholarship to the students, salary to estate staff, making statutory charges to government, paying income tax, meeting other necessary expenses - Articles and medical machines - Application No. is filed praying to permit the A.G. & O.T. to from the accumulation funds of "MOPL" Trust of for purchasing the Library Books from No.10, Street, 1st Floor, Pondy Bazaar, Chennai books from Techno Book House, No.19, Bunder Street, 1st Floor, Chennai-books from Hindu, Buildings, Chennai-books from the Alliance Company, Publishers & Book Sellers, Ramakrishna Mutt Road, Mylapore, Chennai and 169 books from Media ServiceChennai books to donate the said Library Books to Montfort Community School Salem - Application No. is filed praying to permit the A.G. & O.T. to utilize - Office of the Administrator General and Official Trustee of Tamil Nadu has been administrating more than 150 Trust Estates - There are properties to Trust Estate and rental income deriving from it are put it in fixed deposit. Out of the rental and interest income on fixed deposit the O/o AG & OT has been doing charities, maintenance to the beneficiaries – Held, Trust Estate has adequate Fixed Deposit of more than 3 Crore Rupees and out of the income derived from it more charities have been done - There is no difficulty to meet out the above periodical expenses for poor feeding and meritorious award to the school students of the XII standard pass - Meritorious student award cheque may be distributed either in student’s name or their parents/guardian name. The School authority has to submit necessary documents for students’ meritorious award when called for by Office of AG & OT along with other procedural compliance - books from the Hindu publications and Ananda Vikatan publication were not available - Now, they have given quotation for some books with discount price - These books are included to donate to other school of Montfort Community School given circumstances, the 61 books from Hindu publication and 169 books from Ananda Vikatan publications may be donated to Sevalaya Trust and Thai Tamil Palli. Total 230 books purchase rate comes For two sets it comes - These amounts also may be meted out from the accumulation funds of MOPL Trust Estate books may be useful to the school students to equip their knowledge - applications are ordered as prayed for – Ordered Accordingly
ORDER :
These applications are filed for the following reliefs:
(a) Application No.2037 of 2021 is filed praying to permit the A.G. & O.T. to utilise Rs.20,40,000/- from the accumulation funds of "MOPL Trust" of FY 2017-2018 for purchasing a Ashok Leyland Bus from the quotation of T.V.Sundaram Iyengar & Sons Private Limited, S.No.88/1, Salem to Bangalore Highway, Karuppur, Opp. Govt. College of Engineering, Salem-636 011 to donate the said Bus to Montfort Community School, Kombuthuooki, Kuravankdadu, Yercaud, Salem.
(b) Application No.2038 of 2021 is filed praying to permit the A.G. & O.T. to utilise Rs.81,928/- from the accumulation funds of "MOPL" Trust of FY-2017-18 for purchasing the 200 Library Books from the Narmadha Pathipagam, No.10, Nanna Street, 1st Floor, Pondy Bazaar, T.Nagar, Chennai-600 017; 264 books from Techno Book House, No.19, Bunder Street, 1st Floor, Chennai-600 001; 61 books from The Hindu, Kasturi Buildings, Nos.859 & 860, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002; 250 books from the Alliance Company, Publishers & Book Sellers, No.244, Ramakrishna Mutt Road, Mylapore, Chennai-600 004 and 169 books from Vikatan Media Service (P) Ltd., 757 Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002, altogether 944 books to donate the said Library Books to Montfort Community School, Kombuthooki, Kuravankadu, Yercaud, Salem.
(c) Application No.2039 of 2021 is filed praying to permit the A.G. & O.T. to utilise Rs.30,774/- from the accumulation funds of "MOPL" Trust of FY 2017-18 for purchasing the 61 Books from The Hindu, Kasturi Buildings, Nos.859 and 860, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002 and 169 books form Vikatan Media Service (P) Ltd., 757, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002, altogether 230 Books to donate the said Library Books to Thai Tamil Palli, Rosanai, Tindivanam-604 001.
(d) Application No.2040 of 2021 is filed praying to permit the A.G. & O.T. to utilise Rs.30,774/- from the accumulation founds of "MOPL" Trust of FY-2017-18 for purchasing the 61 books from The Hindu, Kasturi Buildings, Nos.859 and 860, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002 and 169 books from Vikatan Media Service (P) Ltd., 757, Anna Salai, Chennai-600 002, altogether 230 Books to donate the said Library Books to Sevalaya, Kasuva Village, Pakkam Post, Near Thirunindravur, Thiruvallur District.
(e) Application No.2041 of 2021 is filed praying to permit the A.G. & O.T. to donate a periodical payment of Rs.20,000/- every month from RSRM Trust to Montfort Community School, Kombuthooki, Kuravankadu, Yercaud, Salem to feed the poor students studying in their school as midday meals from the date of the order.
(f) Application No.2042 of 2021 is filed praying to permit the A.G. & O.T. to give meritorious award of Rs.50,000/- to each one boy student and one girl student, who secured highest marks in XII examination as certified by the Headmaster/Principal of Montfort Community School, Kombuthooki, Kuravankadu, Yercaud, Salem from RSRM Trust with effect from the Academic Year 2020-21.
2. The learned A.G. & O.T. had filed a report dated 20.05.2021, stating as follows :
(a) The Office of the Administrator General and Official Trustee of Tamil Nadu has been administrating more than 150 Trust Estates. There are properties to Trust Estate and rental income deriving from it are put it in fixed deposit. Out of the rental and interest income on fixed deposit the O/o AG & OT has been doing charities, maintenance to the beneficiaries, scholarship to the students, salary to estate staff, making statutory charges to government, paying income tax, meeting other necessary expenses. Apart from that, as per the orders of the Hon’ble High Court donation by way of things, articles and medical machines etc. have been given to the NGOs and other institutions based on their request.
(b) The Office of the Official Trustee of Tamil Nadu is administering the Trust Estate of Madras Ordinance Pensioned Luscars Charities as per the Scheme D
