The court emphasizes the necessity of transparency in managing trust properties and upholds the appointment of receivers to secure compliance with judicial directives.

COMMON JUDGMENT

(Delivered by Dr. ANITA SUMANTH.,J)

C.S.No. 96 of 2025 has been filed by four plaintiffs, wherein the present appellant is arrayed as D1 along with nine others. The 9^th defendant in the suit is the Rajiv School of Excellence Educational Trust run by Rajiv Gandhi Educational Trust . The prayers in suit are as follows:-

“41. The Plaintiffs therefore pray for a judgment and decree as the Defendants as under:

a) Grant a preliminary decree for Partition and separate possession of the movable and immovable properties as described in the Plaint schedules viz., Schedule A and Schedule B – for Plaintiffs' share of 4/9 in 1/3^rd share of the Estate of Nageswari @ Geetha in respect of the properties owned and possessed by her at the time of her demise towards the Branch of Sathyavathi.

b) For a declaration that the Settlement deed executed by the 1^st Defendant as Power of Attorney Agent of Late. Nageswari @ Geetha dated 23.3.2022 and registered as D.No. 850 of 2022 SRO Theagaraya Nagar, is illegal, invalid and nonest in the eyes of law and consequently not binding on the Estate of Nageswari @ Geetha.

c) For the relief of Declaration that the Defendant holding office in the 9^th Defendant pursuant to an alleged testamentary disposition is illegal, invalid, non-est and consequently appoint any other Class – II Legal heirs in his place.

d) Grant a Decree for Permanent Injunction restraining the Defendants their men, agents, servant or any other person or persons claiming through them from any manner alienating in the plaint schedule “A” and “B” hereunder by was of Sale, Mortgage, Lease, Joint development or otherwise.

e) Grant a Decree of permanent Injunction restraining the Defendants their men, agents, servants, anyone other person / persons claiming through them from any manner altering the Management of 9^th Defendant and or from drawing or operating the bank account of the 9^th Defendant held in the name of the 9^th Defendant Trust run at No.5/516, Sakthi Sairam Street, Alapakkam, Porur, Chennai – 600 116 except in accordance with law.

f) Grant further or other reliefs;

g) Costs of the suit.”

2. Inter alia, O.A.Nos. 441 to 444 of 2025 had been filed by the plaintiffs seeking the following reliefs:-

Prayer in O.A.No.441 of 2025 : The application has been filed to grant an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents, their men, agents or anyone claiming through them from in any manner alienating or dealing with the suit properties morefully set out in the schedule appended to the Judges Summons by way of Sale lease, mortgage, joint development settlement, gift or any other deed, pending consideration of the suit.

Prayer in O.A.No.442 of 2025 : The application has been filed to grant an order of interim mandatory injunction directing the 1^st respondent to deposit the original documents of title, morefully set out in the schedule appended to the Judges Summons, relating to the suit properties to the credit of the suit, pending consideration of the suit.

Prayer in O.A.No. 443 of 2025 : The application has been filed to grant an order to appoint the applicants as party receivers to collect rents and manage and administer the suit properties morefully set out in the schedule appended to the Judges Summons, pending consideration of the suit.

Prayer in O.A.No. 444 of 2025 : The application has been filed to grant an order of interim injunction restraining the 1^st respondent from holding office in the 9^th respondent, pending consideration of the suit.

3. Those applications had come to be heard by the learned Single Judge, who by order dated 07.07.2025 substantially accepted the prayer of the plaintiffs, ord