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2026 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 30965

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
G.R.Swaminathan, R.Poornima, JJ
Sri Sundararajaperumal Devasthanam – Appellant
Versus
The District Collector, Ramanathapuram District – Respondent


Advocates:
For Appellant : Ms.P.Jessi Jeeva Priya
For Respondents:Mr.T.Amjad Khan Government Advocate for R.1 to R.4 & R.6, Mr.K.Saravanan Standing Counsel for R.5, Mr.D.Srinivasaraghavan for R.7

Table of Content
1. appeal allowed, observations set aside (Para 1)
2. temple's title upheld but construction restrained due to festival usage (Para 2 , 3)

(Judgment of the Court was made by G.R.Swaminathan J.)

Heard both sides.

2.The appellant is Sri Sundararajaperumal Devasthanam, Paramakudi. Vide judgment and decree dated 30.04.1975 made in O.S.No.29 of 1974 on the file of Principal Sub Judge, Ramanathapuram at Madurai, the appellant temple had been declared to be a denominational temple belonging to the Saurashtra community of Paramakudi.

3.The appellant has filed a typed set of papers enclosing pattas for Survey Nos.68 and 187. It appears that when the appellant temple sought to put up a compound wall around its property comprised in Survey No. 187, objections were raised by people belonging to other communities. The District Revenue Officer, Ramanathapuram vide proceedings dated 30.04.2018, acting on the representation of one Thangavelu / the seventh respondent herein, restrained the appellant temple from putting up the compound wall. This was challenged by the appellant by filing W.P(MD)No.15226 of 2018. Pursuant to the order made on 13.07.2018 in the said writ petition, the Dist

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