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6. On the other hand, the Synod Continuation Committee (SCC) consists of members from the Synod and also others. It is stated to be the general body of Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church with various functions entrusted to it relating to the administration and legislative matters of the Church and various other activities.

7. It is seen that the activities of the Church which were maintained by the petitioner society was peaceful till the completion of the 38th Triennial Synod. It appears that only in the 39th Triennial Synod, which is the period between 2004-2007, certain disputes have started surfacing in the administration which resulted in various litigation and it is seen that due to the pendency of various cases, the Synod of the said 39th Triennial could not take charge for the specified period and ultimately it is stated that the 39th Triennial Synod has functioned only eight months, while for the remaining period, the administration was in the hands of Bishop.

17. On the other hand, a reference to the said proceedings mentioned in the affidavit shows that I.A.No.699 of 2009 in O.S.No.196 of 2009 was finally disposed of by the District Munsif, Thirupathur by which a decree has been passed as against Rev.M.D.Jayaraj and the defendants 1 and 2 in the said suit, namely The Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church by the Secretary E.D.Charles, the petitioner herein, and the Bishop, Tiruchy. The said order passed by the learned District Munsif, Thirupathur was not with reference to the said election notification. Again in respect of the other suit which has been referred to by the first respondent in the affidavit filed before the civil Court that in O.S.No.33 of 2010 on the file of the District Munsif, Lalgudi, the application filed in I.A.No.88 of 2010 against the Tamil Evangelical Lutheran Church represented by Rev.M.Rethinam, Lalgudi Region, while disposing of the said application, the learned trial Judge while accepting the stand of the third respondent that the notification cannot be stopped in respect of other regions, has restricted the order of injunction only in respect of the region under the control of the third defendant therein namely Lalgudi region. Therefore, on fact it is clear that the first respondent has not approached the trial Court in praying for an order of interim injunction with clean hands and certain wrong facts have been brought to the notice of the Court which would have prompted the learned trial Judge to grant the order of injunction.