GANESAN REP BY ITS POWER AGENT G. RUKMANI GANESAN vs THE COMMISSIONER THE TAMIL NADU HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENTS BOARD — C.A. No. 4582/2019

SUMMARY: The Supreme Court heard a Special Leave Petition regarding the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Board. The Court allowed the appeal, finding that the Commissioner (not being a Court under the Act) cannot condone delays in appeals using Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, as Section 29(2) of the Limitation Act applies only to suits, appeals, and applications filed in Courts, not before statutory authorities. The High Court's order condoning the delay of 266 days was set aside and the respondent's appeal was dismissed, though the Commissioner retains suo motu powers under Section 69(2) of the 1959 Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.