IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 02.02.2026 CORAM :

THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY and W.M.P.No.3678 of 2026 A.C.Vasudevan .. Petitioner Versus

1. The Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, No.119, Uthamar Gandhi Salai, Nungambakkam, Chennai – 600 034.

2. The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, A/M, Thiripura Sundari Sametha Sri Devendra Easwarar Temple, Vellore, Vellore District. 3. The Executive Officer, A/M, Thiripura Sundari Sametha Sri Devendra Easwarar Temple, Pinchi, Walaja Taluk, Ranipet District. .. Respondents Prayer : Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Writ of Mandamus, directing the first respondent, the Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department, Chennai to take on file N.Dis.No.2282923/2025...D2, dated 18.12.2025 filed on 12.12.2025 and number the statutory appeal filed by the petitioner under Section 34(A)(3) of the HR & CE Act, 1959, without insisting upon deposit of the disputed fair rent amount as a pre-condition and consequently, forbear the respondents from giving effect to the impugned orders of fair re