M.S. V.RAJA vs SEENI THEVAR .

The Supreme Court upheld the judgment of the High Court affirming that the Arulighu Mariamman temple is a denominational temple under Article 26 of the Constitution, managed by the Rajus community, and that the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Department's interference was unwarranted. The Court emphasized that the rights of the religious denomination must be respected, and the application under Section 63(b) of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Act, 1959, by the pandarams was rightly dismissed. The appeal by the defendants was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' findings.