IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 09.12.2025 CORAM :

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE P.DHANABAL A.Nos.5765 and 5766 of 2025 in C.S.No.109 of 2025

1. Milton Babu 2. Benedict I.R

3. S.Manimaran

4. D.Sureshkumar 5. J.Gunasekaran

6. D.Christopher

7.G.Manuvel ... Applicants in A.No.5765 of 2025

1. Gummadi Prabhu Kiran Kumar

2. K.Dayanand

3. Reverend Mekala Jayanand

4. T.Ravikumar

5. Ravula Samson Jayker 6. Manthri Solomon Raju

7. Wilson Mettu

8. G.Eber Jaya Paul

9. V.S.Naveen Shailender

10. Kurukuntala James Cecil Victor

11. P.Isiah Pradeep 12. J.Rahul Edward

13. D.Mani Charles ... Applicants in A.No.5766 of 2025 vs

1. G.David Ajay Kumar 2. P.David Christopher

3. T.Samuel

4. A.Anandapaul

5. A.Lincoln

6. Ayyala Danam

7. The Church of South India rep. By its Officer Bearers, CSI Synod Secretariat, CSI Centre, No.5, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai – 600 014

8. Church of South India Trust Association, A registered Company rep. By its Directors, CSI Synod Secretariat, No.5, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai – 600 014 9. K.Reuben Mark

10. C.Fernandaz Rathina Raja

11. Vimal Sukumar

12. Rev.Dr.R.Rajastalin

13. Rev.J.Stalin Prabakar 14. Rev.J.C.Ravichandran 15. D.Damodharan Ganiah

16. N.Sam Jeyapaul

17. Rev.C.Jacob Wincilin

18. Nelson Chelladurai

19. Arul Jeevaraj Desing

20. Rev.A.Devendra Kumar

21. Rev.J.Kuttimani

22. Edward Johnson

23. Charles Sundar Singh 24. D.Joshua Devapriyan

25. E.Prabakar Sathya Singh

26. A.Sugirthajaj

27. P.Ebenezer

28. A.Rathinaswamy

29. Devapriyan

30. D.Wesley Daniel

31. C.Samuel Jebakumar (Defendandants 16-25 impleaded as per the order dated 30.10.2025 in A.No.3851 of 2025 and time extended as per the order dated 04.11.2025 in C.S.No.109 of 2025)

32. S.Kumar Alias Sivakumar

33. J.Roshan 34. A.Joshua 35. S.R.Esha

36. B.Bhaskara

37. Denil Thomas

38. Stanly John

39. P.Kunjumon

40. Rev.Sanilraj Simon

41. Rev. Albin Rose M.Wilson

42. S.Shajimon (Defendands 31 to 36 impleaded as per order dated 30.10.2025 in A.No.5335 of 2025 and time extended as per order dated

04.11.2025 in C.S.No.109 of 2025) ..Respondents in A.No.5765 of

2025 Prayer in A.No.5765 of 2025: Application filed under Order XIV Rule 8 of the Original Side Rules r/w Order 1 Rule 10(2) & Section 151 of Civil Procedure Code to implead the applicants herein as defendants in C.S.No.109 of 2025.

Prayer in A.No.5766 of 2025: Application filed under Order XIV Rule 8 of the Original Side Rules r/w Order 1 Rule 10(2) & Section 151 of Civil Procedure Code to implead the applicants herein as defendants in C.S.No.109 of 2025.

A.No.5765 of 2025 For Applicants : Mr.A.L.Franc Paul Asirvadam A.No.5766 of 2025 For Applicants : Ms.Ramapriya Gopalakrishnan

C O M M O N O R D E R

These applications have been filed by the applicants to implead them as defendants in the suit.

2. According to the applicants in A.No.5766 of 2025, the applicants are members of the Medak Diocese and have been active and communicant members of the Church of South India and their membership continues to be recognised by the ecclesiastical authorities of the Church. The applicants were informed about the notice published in the Chennai Edition of ‘The Hindu’ Newspaper, regarding the above suit, which was filed under Order 1 Rule VIII of Civil Procedure Code. Further, the applicants were also aware that litigation concerning the very same subject matter have been previously instituted and was adjudicated upon before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in S.L.P. (C) Nos.9079-9081 of 2024 and the Hon’ble Supreme Court had set aside the order passed by this Court in O.S.A.No.198 of 2023, 31-32 of 2024 and O.S.A.Nos.69 of 2022, 189, 191, 204 and 205 of 2023, which had invalidated the election of the office bearers, i.e., Deputy Moderator, the General Secretary and the Treasurer of the Church of South India for the Triennial (2023-2026). Now the issues sought to be raised in the present suit were not agitated in the earlier proceedings, having failed to do so at the appropriate time, the plaintiffs cannot seek to re- open the matter under a fresh cause