S.NARAYANAN vs THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU — SLP(C) No. 2855/2026

Case under Public Trust, Religious Endowments, Waqfs : Management, Administration of Temples, Waqfs and Other Religious Institutions, Including Appointment/ Removal of Trustees, Executive Officers, Members of Waqfs Boards Section XII. Status: Pending.

Pending

CNR: SCIN010019862026

Filing Date

12-Jan-2026

Registration No

SLP(C) No. 2855/2026

Diary Number

1986/2026

Order Date

13-Mar-2026

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Last updated 05-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Public Trust, Religious Endowments, Waqfs : Management, administration of temples, waqfs and other religious institutions, including appointment/ removal of trustees, executive officers, members of waqfs boards Section XII

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.S.NARAYANAN

    Adv. G. BALAJI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU

    Adv. PRITHA SRIKUMAR IYER [caveat] AYSHWARYA CHANDAR [caveat] NISHANTH PATIL [caveat] [caveat] ANANDH KANNAN N.[R-6] ANANDH KANNAN N.[R-7]

Case History

  1. 13-Mar-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  2. 13-Mar-2026

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Joymalya Bagchi

  3. 28-Jan-2026

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 28-Jan-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  5. 12-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. SLP(C) No. 2855/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Supreme Court directed the parties in a dispute between the Thengalais and Vadakalais sects—regarding prayer methods at Sri Devarajaswamy Temple in Tamil Nadu—to pursue mediation. The Court appointed Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul (retired Supreme Court Judge and former Chief Justice of Madras High Court) as Principal Mediator, with authority to associate two persons fluent in Tamil and Sanskrit. Both parties agreed to meet Justice Kaul by January 29, 2026, with the case posted for next hearing on March 13, 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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