R. SARAVANA PANDIAN vs THE COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT — SLP(C) No. 15544 - 15546/2026
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.
CNR: SCIN010240562026
Filing Date
20-Apr-2026
Registration No
SLP(C) No. 15544 - 15546/2026
Diary Number
24056/2026
Order Date
26-May-2026
Document Type
ROP
Data as of 26-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
R. SARAVANA PANDIAN
Adv. ANKUR S. KULKARNI
Respondent(s)
THE COMMISSIONER HINDU RELIGIOUS AND CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT
Adv. MISHA ROHATGI [caveat] PARIJAT KISHORE [caveat]
Hearing History
Judge: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARAVIND KUMAR and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAY BISHNOI
FRESH
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 08-May-2026 | FRESH |
Case Summary: SLP(C) No. 015544-015546/2026 R. Saravana Pandian v. Commissioner Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department On 08-05-2026, the Supreme Court (Justices Aravind Kumar and Vijay Bishnoi) heard multiple consolidated petitions challenging Madras High Court orders from 02-04-2026. The Court issued a status quo order protecting temple donation boxes (Hundis): petitioners are barred from opening them, but authorized Indian Bank officials may open Hundis in presence of both parties and deposit funds into a frozen temple account. The Court stayed Commissioner proceedings dated 24-04-2026. Respondent confirmed compliance with prior High Court directions. Counter-affidavits due within 6 weeks; rejoinder within 3 weeks thereafter. Matter relisted after 9 weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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