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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J
Madras Gymkhana Club, Represented by its Honorary Secretary – Appellant
Versus
Government of Tamil Nadu, Represented by its Secretary, Revenue Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. details of golf course history (Para 2) |
| 2. petitioner constructed club house (Para 3) |
| 3. respondents sealed access (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 4. respondents' counter-arguments (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 5. court's consideration of claims (Para 21) |
| 6. court finds no established rights (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30) |
| 7. writ petition dismissed (Para 31) |
ORDER :
D.Bharatha Chakravarthy, J.
This Writ Petition is filed for a mandamus forbearing the respondents from causing any further damage to the Golf Course, Annex building and allied areas pending consideration of the petitioner's representation, dated 25.09.2024.
2. The petitioner's case is that, at its inception, the petitioner was a society registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860 and later obtained registration under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act of 1975, bearing registration No.48 of 1910. In the Race Course at Guindy, a golf course established by the Madras Golf Club existed. The Madras Golf Club and the Madras Gymkhana Club merged in 1887, and the petitioner has maintained the golf course ever since. The Madras Gymkhana Club -M.G.C Golf An
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