Madras High Court appoints industrialist Vijayakumar Reddy as interim administrator of Chettinad Vidyashram school
The Madras High Court has appointed P. Vijayakumar Reddy as the interim administrator of Chettinad Vidyashram school following the death of the society's secretary. The court found that a recent managing committee meeting was improperly convened without adhering to the society's bylaws. As a result, the judge emphasized the need for a general body meeting to address the vacancies in leadership positions.
- ▪P. Vijayakumar Reddy has been appointed as the interim administrator of Chettinad Vidyashram school.
- ▪The appointment follows the death of the society's secretary, Meena Muthiah.
- ▪The court ruled that a recent managing committee meeting was not convened according to the society's bylaws.
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The Madras High Court has appointed noted industrialist P. Vijayakumar Reddy as the interim administrator of Kumara Rajah Muthiah School of Traditional Arts and Crafts, which runs the Chettinad Vidyashram school in Chennai. The appointment has been made pursuant to the demise of the registered society’s secretary Meena Muthiah on May 2, 2026.Justice N. Senthilkumar passed the orders pursuant to a few applications filed jointly by industrialist M.A.M.R. Muthiah, his wife Geetha Muthiah, and five others. The applicants had questioned a managing committee meeting convened by two society members – K.T.R. Raja Karuppan Chetty and C. Chockalingam – instead of convening a general body meeting to elect a new secretary.After hearing elaborate arguments advanced by senior counsel M.S. Krishnan, V.
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