Devotees Don't Offer Money to Temples for Setting up Marriage Halls: Supreme Court

Devotees don't offer money to temples for setting up marriage halls: Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules temple funds not for marriage halls, suggests charitable use, case to be heard on November 19.

SC questions TN move to use temple funds for marriage halls' construction | India News - The Times of India

Nueva Delhi: questioning the decision of the Government of Tamil Nadu to use surplus temples funds to build marriage rooms, the Supreme Court said Tuesday that the assets and facilities of the religious place should not be used for the construction of such rooms where vulgar dance and songs could be played.A Bank of Judges Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said that it would not only be dance and music, but that people would even seek to serve liquo…

Supreme Court Rejects DMK Govt Plea To Stay Madras High Court Order On Using Temple Funds For Wedding Halls - The Commune

In a major development concerning the use of temple resources in Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court on 16 September 2025 rejected the DMK government’s plea seeking a stay on the Madras High Court order that had quashed government orders permitting construction of wedding halls using temple funds and properties. A bench led by the Supreme Court made it clear that no interim relief would be granted, effectively halting all ongoing or proposed wedding h…