JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying this Court to issue a Writ of Mandamus, to direct the respondents to grant necessary permission to remove the Kalasam in the presence of the Deputy Commissioner or an officer nominated by the Commissioner and also for fixing the new kalasam if needed apart from granting permission to perform the Kumbabhishekam in Arulmighu Mumudi Nathar Thirukoil, Eravuseri Village, Devakottai Taluk, Sivagangai District, as a special case within a reasonable time.)

1. This writ petition is filed by the Advisor to Thiruppani Committee for a Mandamus, directing the respondents 1 to 3 to grant necessary permission to remove the Kalasam in the presence of the Deputy Commissioner or an officer nominated by the Commissioner and also for fixing the new kalasam, if needed, apart from granting permission to perform the Kumbabhishekam in Arulmighu Mumudi Nathar Thirukoil, Eravuseri Village, Devakottai Taluk, Sivagangai District.

2. Arulmighu Mumudi Nathar Temple is an ancient temple and the temple consecration was conducted in the year 1908 and thereafter, the consecration was not conducted for more than 100 years. T