HR&CE official summoned to explain how shops were permitted inside Nellaiyappar Temple in Tirunelveli

HR&CE official summoned to explain how shops were permitted inside Nellaiyappar Temple in Tirunelveli

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday summoned the Joint Commissioner of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department to explain how shops were permitted inside Sri Nellaiyappar Temple in Tirunelveli. A Division Bench of Justices S.M. Subramaniam and G. Arul Murugan observed that as per Section 77 of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959, any lease or mortgage in respect of the monuments an…