Madras High Court
CRP/6449/2026 of Ramesh Babu Vs Andal Ammal Madam Kaikarya Trust on 8 October 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 08-10-2026
CORAM
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE N. ANAND VENKATESH
CRP No. 6449 of 2026
CNR: {HCMA012260712026}
Ramesh Babu
S/o. Venugopal,
No.101/67,
Mayor Basu Dev Street,
Old Washermenpet,
Chennai 600 021.
...Petitioner
Vs
1. Andal Ammal Madam
Kaikarya Trust rep.by
Trustee A.E.Gururaj,
S/o. Late. Ethiraj,
208/84, Sanjeevarayan
Koil Street,
Old Washermenpet,
Chennai 600 021.
2. T.S.Suresh Babu
S/o. T.S.Babu,
No.267, T.H.Road,
Old Washermenpet,
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Chennai 600 021.
3. M.A.Narasimhan
No.86, Perumal Mudali Street,
Chennai 600 001.
4. The Commissioner
Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious
Charitable & Endowment Board,
Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 032.
5. The Assistant Commissioner
Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious
Charitable & Endowment Board,
No.119, Uthamar Gandhi Road,
Thousand Light West,
Nungambakkam 600 034.
6. The Executive Officer
Bakthavatchalam Perumal Koil
Old Washermanpet,
Chennai 600 021.
7. The Joint Commissioner
Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious
Charitable & Endowment Board,
Zone-1, Tamilnadu Hindu Religious
Department College Road,
Chennai 600 006.
...Respondents
PETITION under Article 227 of The Constitution of India against the fair and decretal order dated 30.6.2026 in I.A.No.13 of
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2026 in O.S.No.8696 of 2019 on the file of the 17th Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai.
For Petitioner:
For Respondents:
Mr.D.T.Janardhanon
Mrs.S.Yogalakshmi, AGP
for R4 to R7
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ORDER
This civil revision petition has been filed under Article 227 of The Constitution of India against the order dated 30.6.2026 in I.A.No.13 of 2026 in O.S.No.8696 of 2019 on the file of the 17 th Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, Chennai (for short, the Court below) wherein the application filed by the first respondent/plaintiff to implead the Joint Commissioner of the Hindu Religious Charitable & Endowment Board came to be allowed.
2. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. Mrs.S. Yogalakshmi, Additional Government Pleader accepts notice for respondents 4 to 7.
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3. This Court has carefully considered the submissions of the learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the materials available on record and more particularly the impugned order.
4. The first respondent, who is the plaintiff, filed the said suit seeking for the relief of permanent injunction restraining the private defendants from interfering with their peaceful possession and enjoyment of the suit property and administration of the trust.
5. Pending the said suit, the first respondent/plaintiff filed the said application seeking to implead the Joint Commissioner, Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious, Charitable & Endowment Board as a party to the proceedings. Ultimately, the Court below allowed the said application. Aggrieved by that, the above civil revision petition has been filed.
6. The main ground that was urged on the side of the petitioner/D1 is that the first respondent/plaintiff, by impleading the Hindu Religious Charitable & Endowment Board, virtually changed the very character of the said suit and that impleading such official
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defendants had gone beyond the scope of the original relief that was sought for by the first respondent/plaintiff.
7. The Court below allowed the said application taking into consideration the fact that already, I.A.No.12 of 2024 was allowed on 12.12.2025 by impleading the Commissioner and the Assistant Commissioner of the Hindu Religious Charitable & Endowment Board and also the Executive Officer of the temple as party defendants and that therefore, no prejudice would be caused if the Joint Commissioner of the Hindu Religious Charitable & Endowment Board was also added as party in the said suit.
8. If, according to the petitioner, impleading the officials of the Hindu Religious Charitable & Endowment Board as defendants in the said suit would change the very character of the said suit, the petitioner should have challenged the said order dated 12.12.2025, through which, the other official respondents were brought on record. Without challenging the same, the petitioner cannot now question the Joint Commissioner of Hindu Religious Charitable & Endowment Board also being added as one of the defendants.
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9. The reasoning given by the Court below does not suffer from any perversity warranting the interference of this Court and this Court is not inclined to interfere with the impugned order. It is made clear that just because the official defendants have been impleaded as the party defendants in the said suit, that does not mean that nature of the suit itself is now changed by the first respondent/plaintiff. It goes without saying that the stand taken by the private defendants will have to be independently considered by the Court below. For the present, this Court is only testing the impugned order passed by the Court below impleading the Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious Charitable & Endowment Board and nothing more.
10. In the light of the above discussions, the above civil revision petition is dismissed. There shall be a direction to the Court below to dispose of O.S.No.8696 of 2019 within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. No costs. 08-10-2026
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To The Registrar, City Civil Court, Chennai. RS
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N.ANAND VENKATESH,J RS CRP.No.6449 of 2026 08-10-2026
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