Andiapillai Karuppannapillai, Kaliappapillai Soundararajan, Arunasalampillai Manickawasagar, Trustees of Sammangodu Sri Kathirvelayutha Swami Temple vs. Raja Rajeswari Visvanathan, Romesh Sadesh Kumar Visvanathan, Romesh Kandiah Visvanathan, Rashidharan Visvanathan – SC APPEAL NO. 10/2007-2010

In the case between the Trustees of Sammangodu Sri Kathiravelayutha Swamy Temple and associated appellants versus Kandiah Visvanathan, the substantive issue concerned the respondent’s claimed legitimate expectation to be notified prior to the Commissioner of National Housing’s divesting order, despite an untimely application under the Ceiling on Housing Property Law (CHP Law). It was determined that the failure to apply within the prescribed period under section 9 of the CHP Law precluded such a right, and sections 9 and 17A(1) were interpreted as establishing clear time limits which, when missed, removed any administrative obligation to provide pre-notification. Precedents on statutory interpretation and principles of administrative law were relied upon, reaffirming that legitimate expect