JUDGMENT :

R. SURESH KUMAR, J.

Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to handover the Arulmigu Vishaleshwarar Statue, Arulmigu Vinayaga Statue, Arulmigu Astharayar Statue, Arulmigu Pradhosa Nayagar Statue with Prabhas to the petitioner for conducting poojas in the temple.

1. The prayer sought for herein is for a Writ of Mandamus directing the first respondent to handover the Arulmigu Vishaleshwarar Statue, Arulmigu Vinayaga Statue, Arulmigu Astharayar Statue, Arulmigu Pradhosa Nayagar Statue with Prabhas to the petitioner for conducting poojas in the temple.

2. That the petitioner claims to be the Trust called Sri. Vadavalli Sametha Visalessvara Swami Arakattalai and it also claimed that, it had been in the helm of affairs to administer the Temple called Sri. Vadavalli Sametha Visalessvara Swamigal Temple. From 1996 onwards, the Temple Management has been taken over directly by the HR&CE Department and a fit person also had been appointed. Since then, the Temple has been in the administration and control of the fit person.

3. While so, according to the petitioner, during the admi