JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondents to introduce biometric device to mark and record the entry of the staffs appointed by the department alone and consequently order to reform the administration of the temple by forming a committee consisting the first respondent and the District Collector of Tuticorin District to streamline the administration of Sri Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur, Tuticorin District.

Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned order passed by the first respondent in Na.Ka.No. 30738/2018/Z3 dated 01.04.2022 and quash the same as illegal.)

Common Order:

G.R. Swaminathan, J.

1. The shore-town of Tiruchendur is one of the important pilgrim centres of India. Lord Subrahmanya, popularly known as Muruga, is its presiding deity. The temple is one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga. It has been celebrated in Sangam literature. Since it is a public temple, it has been brought under the purview of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. Th