BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 08.01.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE KRISHNAN RAMASAMY W.P.(MD)No.27385 of 2024 & W.M.P(MD)No.23180 of 2024 M.Chellapandi ...Petitioner vs.

1. The State of Tamil Nadu, Rep by the Principal Secretary to Government, Department of Tourism, Culture and Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment, Fort St. George, Secretariat, Chennai - 9.

2. The Commissioner, Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment, No. 119, Nungambakkam Highways, Chennai 34.

3. The Joint Commissioner, Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment, Sivagangai District.

4. The Assistant Commissioner, Department of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram District.

5. G. Chandran

6. S. Rani

7. S. Kannappan ...Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, to call for the records pertaining to the impugned order in G.O.(P).No. 244 dated 06.09.2024 on the file of the 1st respondent for appointment of Hereditary Trustees by excluding a trustee from Scheduled Caste Community and quash the same as illegal and consequently directing the re