REV.APPL/116/2023 of G.ANBAZHAGAN Vs S.JEYACHANDRAN on 9 September 2026

ORDER

(Order of the Court was made by Dr.G.Jayachandran J.) Pursuant to the order passed by this Court in this Review Application, dated 19.12.2023, Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.Parthiban (Retired) was appointed as Administrator to take over the administration of Pachaiyappa’s Trust and complete the process of conducting election to the Board of Trustees. Accordingly, Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.Parthiban has duly carried out the conduct of the Trust administration and the process of election to the Trust Board. In the said course of action, several directions were issued by this Court for the purpose of ensuring smooth conduct of election. Tentative dates for finalising voters and election were fixed. Thereafter, Dr.A.M.Kasiviswanathan, I.A.S. (Retired) was requested to act as the Election Officer for the conduct of election. Accordingly, election has been conducted on 06.09.2026 with the assistance of Observers, consisting of a team of advocates of this Court, nominated vide order, dated 25.08.2026.

2. Election Officer – Dr.A.M.Kasiviswanathan, I.A.S.(Retired), has filed a report, narrating the process undertaken by him for the conduct of election. The list of candidates contested and the list of successful candidates under each category are furnished in his report as Annexure-III. For easy reference, the said details are extracted below : “PACHIYAPPA’S TRUST BOARD CHENNAI-600030 TRUSTEES ELECTION – 2026 CONSTITUENCY–WISE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES LIST No.1 – Hindu Senate Members Constituency

1. Dr.C.Saravanan

2. Thiru Sinora P.S.Ashok No.2 – College Council Constituency

1. Thiru S.Jayachandran

2. Dr.R.Prabhaakaran No.3 – Approved Teachers Constituency

1. Dr.K.Hemanath

2. Dr.V.Ramanathan

No.4 – Register Graduate Constituency

1. Thiru S.Paramasivam

2. Thiru G.Sampath

3. Thiru S.Suresh Sd- ELECTION OFFICER”

3. Administrator, appointed by this Court vide order, dated 19.12.2023, has submitted a report, regarding the activities conducted on behalf of the Board, during his tenure as Administrator. The detailed report reveals the derailed administration of the Trust having been put on tract during his period of administration, the educational activities streamlined by introducing reforms, such as, Bio-metric Attendance, Appointment of Guest Lecturers, Pay Revision etc., and also charitable activities, as found in the Trust Deed.

4. We place on record our appreciation for the services rendered by the Administrator to the poor public, who are beneficiaries under the Trust Scheme. We also place on record our appreciation for the Election Officer, who, with his vast experience as a senior civil servant, has conducted the election with utmost perfection, with the able assistance of the advocates, nominated to be Observers to the election.

5. As a token of appreciation, we direct the newly elected Board to pay additional remuneration of Rs.3.00 lakhs to the Election Officer, who shall oversee the first meeting and the elected Board and also the election of the President among the elected candidates. The date for first meeting can be fixed by the Election Officer in consultation with the Members elected.

6. We further place on record the immense assistance rendered by the senior members of this Court to be the Observers in a very short notice and travelled to the place of polling and counting. The Board shall pay a sum of Rs.1,25,000/- each to the Senior Advocates, and Rs.1,00,000/- each to the advocates, who assisted the Senior Advocates in the course of discharging their functions as Observers to the election.

7. It is stated by the learned counsel appearing for the Trust that though this Court has fixed Rs.2.00 lakhs per month as remuneration to the Administrator, Hon’ble Mr.Justice V.Parthiban (Retired) has received only Rs.1.00 lakh, considering the object of the Trust being charitable in nature. The gesture shown by the Administrator is placed on record.

8. We record our special appreciation to Police Department, which has provided sufficient bandobust during polling and counting days and made the election process hassle free, without any untoward incidents.

9. When the matter was pending, there were some untoward incidents, which were widely shared in the social media, which prompted this Court to take suo motu cognizance of the issue and direct higher police officials to take action against the persons, who behaved in an unruly manner and abused the Court appointed Administrator.

10. Learned Additional Public Prosecutor states that police, after registering the complaint, have filed a final report, which has been taken on file by the Metropolitan Magistrate-II, Chennai, in C.C.No.1110 of 2026 and the trial is in progress.

11. Recording the current status of the criminal case, further action in connection with the suo motu cognizance is dropped. However, we direct Metropolitan Magistrate-II, Chennai, to expedite the trial in C.C.No.1110 of 2026 and complete trial within a reasonable time.

12. Since the purpose of Review Application has been substantially addressed and election completed and the elected body being constituted to carry out the administration of the Trust, this Review Application stands closed. Consequently, the connected C.M.P.No.13750 of 2023, seeking for interim relief, is also closed.

13. Liberty is given to the newly impleaded respondent No.9 – M/s.Shree Nalviruthi Academy to work out its remedy before appropriate forum in accordance with law. (G.J.,J.) (K.B.,J.) 09-09-2026 Index: Yes/No Speaking/Non-speaking order Neutral Citation: Yes/No DIXIT

DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J. AND K.KUMARESH BABU, J. DIXIT REV.APPL No. 116 of 2023 09-09-2026