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BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT
HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE S.SRIMATHY
P.Sureshkumar – Appellant
Versus
Secretary to Government, Higher Education Department Government of Tamil Nadu – Respondent
ORDER :
The present writ petition is filed for Mandamus directing the respondents 2 and 3 not to approve any proposal of appointments, promotions and transfers emanating from the respondents 7, 10 and 11 until fresh elections are conducted for the 7th respondent Society and duly elected body take charge of the affairs of the Society and to appoint an administrator to conduct the affairs of the 7th respondent Society until fresh elections are held for the society and properly elected body takes charge of the affairs of the 7th respondent Society.
2. BRIEF FACTS:
The brief facts as stated in the affidavit is that the writ petitioner is a CSI Christian by birth and is a Communicant of Nanjankulam Pastorate of Tirunelveli CSI Diocese, is regularly paying the annual subscription and is a qualified voter. The 7th respondent Tirunelveli CSI Diocese is a religious body having faith in Christianity and its members are baptized Christians following and believing the Doctrine of Church of England. The 6th respondent Tirunelveli Diocese Trust Association is a non-profit company incorporated under the COMPANIES ACT and the object of the Company is to purchase land and building for the purpose of
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