Madras High Court Stays TN Govt's HR&CE Dept's Use Of Temple Funds For Palani Land Acquisition

Madras High Court Stays TN Govt's HR&CE Dept's Use Of Temple Funds For Palani Land Acquisition

The Madras High Court’s Madurai Bench has imposed an interim stay on the Tamil Nadu government’s Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department’s proposal to use ₹58.54 crore from its “administrative fund” to purchase 58.77 acres of private land around Palani for creating facilities for devotees. The order was passed after a petition was filed by temple activist TR Ramesh, challenging Government Order No. 321, which permitted the H…