Judicial directives can compel administrative actions for the effective management of religious endowments and properties.

Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 11 to address and redress the grievance of the 12th respondent temple by considering the petitioner's representations dated 08.07.2013 and 26.05.2025.

For Petitioner : No appearance - Mr.A.Radhakrishnan, Party-in-Person For Respondents : Mr.K.Karthikeyan Government Advocate [R1, R9 to R12]

Mr.T.M.Rajangam, Government Advocate [R2 to R6]

Mr.Leonard Arul Joseph Selvam Government Advocate [Crl.side] [R7]

Mr.E.Veda Bagath Singh Special Government Pleader [R8]

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O R D E R

This writ petition has been filed seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents 1 to 11 to redress the grievance of the twelfth respondent temple by considering the petitioner's representations dated 08.07.2013 and 26.05.2025.

2. When the writ petition came up for hearing on 10.06.2025, this Court directed the learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department to take instructions, more particularly, in considering the report that has already been called for by the fifth respondent.

3. When the matter was taken up for hearing today, the written instructions received from the twelfth respondent was placed before this Court. The relevant portions are extracted hereunder:

@nkw;go tHff; pwf; hd jfty; fPH; fzl; thW rku;gpf;fg;gLfpwJ/

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mDkjp ntzo; tpzz; g;gpf;fg;gl;Lss; J/

3) jpUf;nfhapYfF; brhej; khd epy'f; s; aht[k;

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4. On carefully going through the written instructions, it is seen that already the survey has been completed for the immovable properties belonging to the temple and boundary stones have been laid. That apart, an Executive Officer has been appointed and the temple is under the management and control of the Executive Officer. A request has already been made to the erstwhile administrator's son to han