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TN Should Not Impose Executive Officers for Temples – HC order

Posted on: 16/Apr/2014 4:51:01 PM

On Tuesday, the Judgment of Supreme Court on the case of the Chidambaram Natarajan Temple has strikes the TamilNadu Government.

The judgment says that, the Tamil Nadu government cannot employ executive officers to any temple under its power without first following itself with special restricted rules.

Justice S. Nagamuthu said that the mal-practice in the administration of temples in Tamil Nadu may not be screened untills the government structures rules under the Section 116 of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act authorizing its leader to legalize temple administration by employing executive officers.

With respect to the apex court ruling, Justice Nagamuthu said it had one time and for all affirmed that under Section 45(1) of the HR&CE Act, the representative can employ an executive officer for a temple, afforded there comes into being a rule declaring the conditions, ahead such rule can be implemented by the commissioner.

The temple confronts the notice spotting out that in the lack of a certain rule describing situations upon which an executive officer could be employed. It disputed that the apex court tendered over the management of the Chidambaram Natarajan Temple flipside to the ‘Podhu Dikshitars’ on the basis that there was no specific law and executive officers may not be employed for a never-ending period.