IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18-02-2026 CORAM THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY and W.M.P.Nos.4483 & 4484 of 2026

1. Mathiyazhagan

2. Varadarajalu ..Petitioners Vs

1. The Additional Commissioner (Education), Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Chennai.

2. The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, ASN Colony, Nagapattinam.

3. The Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, ASN Colony, Nagapattinam.

4. S.Sudhakar ..Respondents Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records relating to the impugned proceedings of the first respondent in Ni.Mu.No.1019587/ 2025/E3 dated 23.12.2025 passed based on the proposal of the third respondent and to quash the same as illegal, arbitrary without jurisdiction and violative of Articles 14 and 26 of the constitution of India and consequently to forbear the respondents from interfering with the administration and management of Arulmigu Sadachi Amman Temple, Alinjamangalam Village, Nagapattinam District.

For Petitioner: Mr.K.Pragadeesh K