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(Order of the Court was made by the Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice) The writ petition was filed for the following prayer:

".... a writ of declaration declaring the hereditary Sthalathar Trustee as the Chairman, Board of Trustees of Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Srirangam as required by Section 48 of the HR&CE Act and consequentially declare the election/appointment of the 4th respondent as Chairman, Board of Trustees of Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Srirangam, as arbitrary, illegal, null and void and the same being ultra vires of Section 48 of the HR&CE Act."

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2. During the pendency of the writ petition, additional affidavits were filed by the petitioner to indicate maladministration, malpractice and even misappropriation of the temple funds, for which a prayer in the writ petition was not made initially. With the submission of additional affidavits from time to time, there is substantial change in the prayer originally made in the writ petition. To concentrate on the main issue of maladministration, malpractice and misappropriation of the funds, the petitioner-in-person prays for liberty to either file a fresh writ petition or to amend the pending writ petition, being W.P.No.28799 of 2018. In so far as election of the Chairman and Trustees of Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Srirangam is concerned, the petitioner-in-person is not pressing the writ petition.

3. In view of the submission of the petitioner-in-person, the present writ petition is dismissed as not pressed limited to the issue of election of the Chairman and Trustees of Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Srirangam. However, it is with liberty to the petitioner-in-

person to either amend the pending writ petition, being W.P.No.28799 of 2018, or to file a fresh writ petition in regard to all __________ https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis other issues raised by the petitioner by filing additional affidavits.

3. The Joint Commissioner/Executive Officer Shri Ranganatha Swamy Temple Srirangam, Trichy - 620 006.

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