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2025 Supreme(Online)(MAD) 3918

HIGH COURT OF MADRAS
D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J
A.RAJENDRAN – Appellant
Versus
THE JOINT COMMISSIONER – Respondent


Advocates:
Mrs.V.Usharani, Mr.N.R.R.Arun Natarajan

Table of Content
1. prayer for caste-based trusteeship (Para 3)
2. caste is a social evil (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7)
3. writ petition dismissed (Para 8 , 9 , 10)

ORDER

This writ petition is filed for a direction to conduct and complete the enquiry in a time-bound manner pending in O.A.No. 20 of 2015 dated 22.12.2015 before the respondent.

2. On a perusal of O.A.No.20 of 2015, it is claimed that Arulmigu Varatharaja Perumal and Senraya Perumal Temples are situate in S.F.No. 283 of Aavalappatti Village, Negamam, Pollachi Taluk, Coimbatore District belongs to a particular caste.

3. The prayer in the original application is to frame a scheme of administration by appointing Non-Hereditary Trustees among the persons from a particular caste and that too a sub sect of particular caste. If a scheme has to be framed in respect of a temple and the application is pending, centainly, the Court will direct such a scheme to be framed. However, in this case, the entire prayer in the said application is based only on “Caste”. The affidavit filed in support of the writ petition also proceeds only on the said basis.

4. Caste is a social evil. Casteless society is our constitutional goal. Anything towards perpetuat

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