COMMISSIONER, HR AND CE DEPARTMENT CHENNAI vs MANALI LAKSHMANA MUDALIAR SPECIFIC ENDOWMENT CHENNAI REP BY ITS HEREDITARY TRUSTEE MANALI RAMAKRISHNAN MUDALIAR — C.A. No. 63/2012

Case under Public Trust, Religious Endowments, Waqfs : Other Public Trusts and Charitable Endowments Section XII-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010099572011

Filing Date

28-Mar-2011

Registration No

C.A. No. 63/2012

Diary Number

9957/2011

Order Date

12-Feb-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 04-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Public Trust, Religious Endowments, Waqfs : Other Public trusts and charitable endowments Section XII-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.COMMISSIONER, HR AND CE DEPARTMENT CHENNAI

    Adv. MISHA ROHATGI[P-1] [Gr]

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MANALI LAKSHMANA MUDALIAR SPECIFIC ENDOWMENT CHENNAI REP BY ITS HEREDITARY TRUSTEE MANALI RAMAKRISHNAN MUDALIAR

    Adv. T. R. B. SIVAKUMAR[R-1]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 12-Feb-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 12-Feb-2026

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vipul M. Pancholi

  4. 30-Jul-2025

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 30-Jul-2025

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  6. 23-Jul-2025

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  7. 23-Jul-2025

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  8. 22-May-2025

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  9. 15-May-2025

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  10. 08-May-2025

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  11. 01-May-2025

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  12. 24-Apr-2025

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  13. 03-Apr-2025

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  14. 27-Mar-2025

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  15. 20-Mar-2025

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  16. 06-Mar-2025

    Ordinary

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh

  17. 27-Feb-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  18. 30-Jun-2016

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  19. 30-Jun-2016

    Office Report - of Main CaseView PDF

  20. 10-May-2016

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  21. 10-May-2016

    Office Report - of Main CaseView PDF

  22. 10-May-2016

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  23. 09-May-2016

    Office Report - of Main CaseView PDF

  24. 26-Sep-2011

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  25. 13-Jul-2011

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  26. 10-May-2011

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  27. 28-Mar-2011

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 63/2012

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court dismissed the Commissioner of HR & CE Department's appeal against Manali Lakshmana Mudaliar Specific Endowment on February 12, 2026. Although the court found the appellant's legal arguments had considerable merit, it declined to overturn the High Court judgment due to the ground reality that approximately 300 families (3,000 inhabitants) currently reside on the subject property. The High Court judgment was ordered not to be treated as precedent. All pending applications were disposed of. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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