Kalaimagal saba order HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR WA No. 472 of 2024 AND CMP NO. 25107 OF 2025,CMP NO. 25111 OF 2025,CMP NO. 25119 OF 2025,CMP NO. 28863 OF 2025,CMP NO.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED: 09-12-2025
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH
AND
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE N.SENTHILKUMAR
WA No. 472 of 2024
AND
CMP NO. 25107 OF 2025,CMP NO. 25111 OF 2025,CMP NO. 25119 OF
2025,CMP NO. 28863 OF 2025,CMP NO. 28866 OF 2025,CMP NO. 30475
OF 2025,CMP NO. 3171 OF 2024,CMP NO. 3175 OF 2024,CMP NO. 10972 OF 2025,CMP NO. 10981 OF 2025,CMP NO. 10983 OF 2025,CMP NO.
10986 OF 2025,CMP NO. 25071 OF 2025 and CMP.No.30593 of 2025
R.Karupannan
S/o. Ramasamy, No.45, Balan Nagar, Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641 004.
Appellant(s)
Vs
Kalaimagal Sabha Uruppinargal
Pathukappu Sangam
(Reg. No. 008/03), Rep. By Its
President Kovai Sakthi, No.811,
Salivan Street, Coimbatore 641 001 and
86 Others
Respondent(s)
For Appellant(s): Mr.V.R.Kamalanathan for Mr.P.Chinnadurai
For Respondent(s): Mr.R.Singaravelan, Senior Counsel for Mr.M.Muruganathan for R1
Mr.U.Bharanidharan
Special Government Pleader for R2
Mr.P.S.Raman, Advocate General assisted by Mr.B.Vijay, Standing Counsel for R3
Mr.G.Mohana Krishnan for R5 to R47
Mr.A.G.Rajan for R48
Mr.J.Ravindran
Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr.A.Selvendran, Special Government Pleader for R49 to R81
Ms.Narmadha Sampath for R82 to R86
Mr.V.Vasantha Kumar
Additional Government Pleader Puducherry for R87
ORDER
(Order of the Court was made by M.S.Ramesh.J)
From 07.04.2025 onwards, the present Writ Appeal has been listed every week and a series of mandamuses have been issued by this Bench, by exploring the possibilities of liquidating the properties of Kalaimagal Sabha. During the course of these hearings, the various properties spread over 33 districts in the State of Tamil Nadu, were segregated into two lists, one of which is free of any encumbrance and the other with encumbrances. We had also formed a Sub Committee for valuation of all these properties of Kalaimagal Sabha, in general, with a preliminary direction to the Sub Committee to focus on the valuation for the properties in Coimbatore and Tiruvarur Districts. On receipt of the Valuation Report for these two districts, the Special Officer had submitted before us an eauction draft notification. In the last hearing, we had suggested certain rectifications to be done in the draft notification, which has also been recorded in our order dated 03.12.2025.
2. We had also indicated during the course of the past hearings that the entire sale of the properties of Kalaimagal Sabha, through e-auction, will be monitored by a Monitoring Committee.
3. Now, that we have reached the stage of finalising the e-auction notification and its publication, we hereby constitute “ONE MAN MONITORING COMMISSION”, to monitor the entire e-acution proceedings for all the properties of the Kalaimagal Sabha, both with or without encumbrances, in the state of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Union Territories of Delhi and Puducherry. We request the Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.S.Sundar (SSSRJ) (Retd.), Former Judge of the Madras High Court to act as the ‘One Man Commission’.
4. We call upon the following two Advocates to assist the Hon’ble One Man Commission for the entire duration of the Commission or until further orders of this Court:
(i) Ms.M.Ezhilarasi, Advocate, Enrl.No. MS 2067/2014, Mobile
No.9944389739.
(ii) Ms.N.Premalatha, Advocate, Enrl.No. MS 2741/2015, Mobile No.8870115484.
5. The aforesaid lawyers assisting the Hon’ble One Man Commission shall represent the Commission before this Bench and all reports, suggestions or other views of the Hon’ble Commission shall be directly submitted to this Bench in sealed covers by either of them.
6. Kalaimagal Sabha shall pay a monthly honorarium of Rs.1,00,000/-
(Rupees One Lakh only) per annum to the Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.S.Sundar
(Retd.), on or before the 5th day of every month during the validity of the Commission or until further orders of this Court.
7. Kalaimagal Sabha shall also pay a sum of Rs.35,000/- (Rupees Thirty
Five Thousand only) to each of the two assisting lawyers, namely Ms.M.Ezhilarasi and Ms.N.Premalatha, on or before the 5th day of every month during the validity of the Commission or until further orders of this Court.
8. In the last hearing, we had requested the learned Advocate General to submit a revised draft notification, in accordance with which, a revised draft notification has also been submitted before us. Now, that we have constituted the Hon’ble One Man Commission, the learned Advocate General is called upon to further revise the draft notification, in accordance with the following guidelines:
a.All the bids in the proposed e-auction shall be placed before the Commission;
b.In cases, where there is no bid, the Special Officer may place a note before the Commission, seeking permission for
scrapping the e-auction process for that particular bid or for proceeding with the fresh auction;
c.To facilitate the Commission to prepare 3 to 5 of the highest bids in each auction;
d.On receipt of the report of the Commission of the highest bids, the Division Bench may call upon the bidders to increase their bid – offers, before declaring the highest bidder;
e.The Special Officer shall obtain the prior approval of the Draft Sales Certificate from the Commission before its issuance to the successful bidder;
f.The Division Bench shall thereafter, declare the successful bidder on the basis of the report of the Commission;
g.When the Special Officer is of the view that the e-auction requires to be adjourned / postponed / cancelled, he shall place a note before the Hon’ble Commission with reasons for such decisions. The Division Bench thereafter, may take a decision, based on the report of the Commission in this regard.
9. In accordance with the aforesaid guidelines, any of the terms of the tender conditions shall be modified, in general, and Clause 12(d), (e), (i), (n) & (v), in particular. For the purpose of incorporating the guidelines, any new condition may also be incorporated.
10. In continuation of our earlier order dated 03.12.2025, Ms.S.Prema, Chief Technical Officer from Kalaimagal Sabha, had demonstrated before us the highlights of Kalaimagal Sabha’s website. Among others, she had demonstrated that the website could be accessed by any of the members of the Sabha by using their login IDs. Likewise, the facility for the Department to login their own ID was also demonstrated. The website is accessible in both English and Tamil Languages. It is also accessible by mobile phones. For the existing members to enroll themselves, the website requires them to enter their membership number / registration number; name; status; and contact details. According to her, 4,095 have already registered in their website, out of which 3,683 have been validated. The details of the registration, validation, rejection and other status is communicated to the individual members, through SMS or e-mail. The members on enrolling themselves and logging in, will have access to the membership details of the properties of Kalaimagal Sabha and the auctions for updating their details, including update of legal heirs. We place our appreciation to Ms.S.Prema, Chief Technical Officer, for her clarity in presenting all these details before us.
11. Mr.B.Vijay, learned Additional Government Pleader is called upon to submit a draft advertisement to be published in the newspapers, calling upon the members, who have not registered themselves in the website, to register in the website, as well as to the already registered members for updating the details of their membership, etc. The Additional Government Pleader shall also submit a SOP with regard to the ideal mode, in which the entire auction process can be commenced and completed by the Special Officer with the approval of the Hon’ble One Man Commission and the final decision of the Division Bench in the next hearing.
12. Call the matter on 11.12.2025.
(M.S.RAMESH J.) (N.SENTHILKUMAR J.)
09-12-2025
Anu
Upload order copy on 10.12.2025 To
1.Hon’ble Mr.Justice S.S.Sundar, (Rtd.),
No.5/20, Maraikayar Nagar,
6th Street, Neelangarai.
2. N.Premalatha, Advocate, (Mobile No.8870115484),
No.1D, First Floor, Seashell Apartment, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai-600 041
3. M.Ezhilarasi, Advocate, (Mobile No.9944389739),
No.G, Ground Floor, 348, Hussain Plaza, Thambu Chetty Street, Chennai-600 001
4.The Secretary to Government, Commercial Taxes Department, Secretariat, Chennai -09
5. The Special Officer/Joint Receiver of Kalaimagal Sabha (Reg. 16/84), 67, New Pallipalayam Road, Kumarapalayam, Salem
6. The Joint Receiver
Kalaimagal Sabha (Regn. 16/84), 48, New Usman Road, T.Nagar, Chennai-17
7.The Inspector General of Registration Santhome, Chennai : Ph.8300828900
8. The District Collector, Chengalpattu Chengalpattu
9. The District Collector, Chennai Chennai
10. The District Collector, Coimbatore Coimbatore
11. The District Collector, Cuddalore
Cuddalore
12. The District Collector, Dharmapuri Dharmapuri
13. The District Collector, Dindigul Dindigul
14. The District Collector, Erode Erode
15. The District Collector, Kallakurichi Kallakurichi
16. The District Collector, Kancheepuram Kancheepuram
17. The District Collector, Karur Karur
18. The District Collector, Krishnagiri Krishnagiri
19. The District Collector, Madurai Madurai
20. The District Collector, Mayiladuthurai Mayiladuthurai
21. The District Collector, Nagapattinam Nagapattinam
22. The District Collector, Namakkal
Namakkal
23. The District Collector, Perambalur Perambalur
24. The District Collector, Pudukkottai Pudukkottai
25. The District Collector, Ramanathapuram Ramanathapuram
26. The District Collector, Ranipet Ranipet
27. The District Collector, Salem Salem
28. The District Collector, Sivagangai Sivagangai
29. The District Collector, Thanjavur Thanjavur
30. The District Collector, Thoothukudi Thoothukudi
31. The District Collector, Tiruchirappalli Tiruchirappalli
32. The District Collector, Tirunelveli Tirunelveli
33. The District Collector, Tirupathur Tirupathur
34. The District Collector, Tiruppur
Tiruppur
35. The District Collector, Tiruvallur Tiruvallur
36. The District Collector, Tiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai
37. The District Collector, Tiruvarur Tiruvarur
38. The District Collector, Vellore Vellore
39. The District Collector, Villupuram Villupuram
40. The District Collector, Virudhunagar Virudhunagar
41.Tmt.P.Amudha I.A.S.
Additional Chief Secretary to Government
Revenue and Disaster Management Department
Government of Tamil Nadu, Secretariat, Chennai 600 009
42. The Secretary
Revenue Department, Union Territory of Puducherry
43.The Chief Judge, Puducherry
M.S.RAMESH J.
AND
N.SENTHILKUMAR J.
Anu
WA No. 472 of 2024
CMP NO. 25107 OF
2025,CMP NO. 25111 OF 2025,CMP NO. 25119 OF 2025,CMP NO.
28863 OF 2025,CMP
NO. 28866 OF
2025,CMP NO. 30475
OF 2025,CMP NO. 3171
OF 2024,CMP NO. 3175 OF 2024,CMP NO.
10972 OF 2025,CMP
NO. 10981 OF
2025,CMP NO. 10983 OF 2025,CMP NO.
10986 OF 2025,CMP
NO. 25071 OF 2025 and
CMP.No.30593 of 2025 09-12-2025