Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu to detail temple trustee committee appointment plan
1 week, 5 days ago

Supreme Court tells Tamil Nadu to detail temple trustee committee appointment plan

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to submit an affidavit detailing its proposed actions for appointing the "Arangavalar Committee" in the state’s Hindu temples. The plea, filed by the "Hindu Dharma Parishad”, suggested a trustee committee with diverse representation, including a retired judge, a social activist, devotees, women, and scheduled caste members. The Hindu Dharma Parishad argued that many of the state’s approximately 40,000 temples were in disrepair due to lack of maintenance. The Tamil Nadu government opposed the plea, citing provisions under the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959, which already governs the appointment of temple trustees.

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'Race, Religion, Caste & Language Human Constructs' : Supreme Court Says Caste No Bar For Appointment Of Non-Hereditary Temple Trustee
1 week ago

'Race, Religion, Caste & Language Human Constructs' : Supreme Court Says Caste No Bar For Appointment Of Non-Hereditary Temple Trustee

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently reiterated the principle that the selection to positions of non-hereditary trustee of temples cannot be caste-based. The bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Aravind Kumar was hearing a challenge against the Kerala High Court order which set aside previous appointments of non-hereditary trustees in Devaswoms/Temples, which are controlled institutions under. The bench of Justice MM …

SC asks TN to list steps for appointment of trustee committee for temples
1 week, 5 days ago

SC asks TN to list steps for appointment of trustee committee for temples

Deccan Chronicle  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to spell out its proposed actions over the appointment of the "Arangavalar Committee" for all Hindu temples in the state. "File an affidavit as to what you propose to do," a bench comprising Justices M M Sundresh and Aravind Kumar asked the Tamil Nadu government counsel.The direction came after the …

'Need To Preserve Temples With Utmost Care' : Supreme Court Appoints Retired HC Judge For Election Of Kerala's Oachira Temple Management
2 weeks, 6 days ago

'Need To Preserve Temples With Utmost Care' : Supreme Court Appoints Retired HC Judge For Election Of Kerala's Oachira Temple Management

Live Law  

In a plea related to the management and administration of Oachira Parabrahma Temple in Kerala, the Supreme Court appointed a former Kerala High Court Judge as an Administrator to conduct a fresh election for the administration and management of the subject temple and its allied institutions, in a free and fair manner. In view of the matter, the Court passed …

Only Hindus can be hired as staff in colleges that are run with funds from Hindu temples: Madras HC
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Only Hindus can be hired as staff in colleges that are run with funds from Hindu temples: Madras HC

Op India  

The Madras High Court rejected a petition contesting the recruitment notice that stated that being a Hindu is mandatory for employment in institutions run by Hindu temples. The High Court ruled that Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act only permits the appointment of Hindus to positions at a college founded with temple funds alone. According to the recent ruling by …

Supreme Court judgment backs validity of Tamil Nadu’s Arunthathiyar quota law
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court judgment backs validity of Tamil Nadu’s Arunthathiyar quota law

The Hindu  

A majority judgment of the Supreme Court on Thursday has backed the constitutional validity of a Tamil Nadu law that offered preferential treatment among the Scheduled Castes to socially and educationally backward Arunthathiyars. The Tamil Nadu State Legislature had enacted the Tamil Nadu Arunthathiyars Reservation Act, 2009, to provide the Arunthathiyars reservation in appointments or posts in State services on …

Supreme Court refuses to vacate order on temple priests in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court refuses to vacate order on temple priests in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday did not vacate or modify its September 25 interim order issuing status quo in the Archakaship in temples governed by age-old Agamas in Tamil Nadu. The status quo order was passed on the basis of a series of petitions alleging that the Tamil Nadu government was attempting to appoint “non-believers” as Archakas, contrary to the …

Action and authority: The Hindu Editorial on Governors and implementation of decisions by elected regimes
1 year, 1 month ago

Action and authority: The Hindu Editorial on Governors and implementation of decisions by elected regimes

The Hindu  

That two States have approached the Supreme Court of India against the conduct of their Governors once again flags the problem of political appointees in Raj Bhavan using their authority to delay the implementation of decisions by elected regimes, if not undermine them. Governors need not rubber stamp any decision, but one can question the practice of Governors, especially in …

SC to hear arguments about Tamil Nadu govt interfering with Agamic practices of temples
1 year, 2 months ago

SC to hear arguments about Tamil Nadu govt interfering with Agamic practices of temples

Op India  

On Monday, September 25, the Supreme Court directed the status quo in the appointment of archakas at Tamil Nadu temples administered by the Agamic tradition. It agreed to look into a series of petitions alleging that the Tamil Nadu government is trying to appoint “non-believers” as archakas, contrary to the age-old Agamas governing temples in the State. Supreme Court Orders …

SC to examine pleas on T.N. govt. interfering in Agamic traditions of temples
1 year, 2 months ago

SC to examine pleas on T.N. govt. interfering in Agamic traditions of temples

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a series of petitions alleging that the Tamil Nadu government is attempting to appoint “non-believers” as archakas, contrary to the age-old Agamas governing temples in the State. A Bench headed by Justice AS Bopanna issued notice to the State government and ordered status quo “relating to the Archakaship in the Agamic temples …

Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Ensure Fairness In Selection Of Melsanthies Of Sabarimala, Malikappuram Temples
1 year, 2 months ago

Kerala High Court Issues Directions To Ensure Fairness In Selection Of Melsanthies Of Sabarimala, Malikappuram Temples

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court recently issued a slew of directions to be followed while appointing the Melsanthies of Sabarimala and Malikapuram Temple for the period 2023-2024 in a suo moto case registered to ensure fairness, transparency and adherence to the interview guidelines for shortlisting candidates. By the order dated 06.09.2011, the Apex Court disposed of Civil Appeal No.2570-71 of 2003 …

Temple cash: Notice to TS
1 year, 4 months ago

Temple cash: Notice to TS

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday issued notices to the principal secretary and endowment commissioner in a petition challenging the inaction of the authorities in exempting temples, whose annual income was less than Rs five lakh from the purview of the Telangana Charitable Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987. Nagilla Srinivas of Akhila Bharata Hindu Mahasabha and two …

Supreme Court Directs Tamil Nadu To File Status Report On Appointment of Trustee Committees For Temples
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Directs Tamil Nadu To File Status Report On Appointment of Trustee Committees For Temples

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the State of Tamil Nadu to file a report before the court within four weeks time pointing out the status of appointment of trustee committees for the temples in the state as per the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959. Just for us to know that you’re on track and your …

The case against state control of Hindu temples
1 year, 11 months ago

The case against state control of Hindu temples

The Hindu  

State management of temples is often justified as a way of ensuring access to temples for worshippers and archakas. Temple control and temple entry However, the framers of the Constitution, being aware of the temple entry movement, advisedly provided a separate power under Article 25 which empowers the state to enact laws “providing for social welfare and reform or the …

Temple Administration - Supreme Court Raises Concerns About Appointments Made On Basis Of Political Affiliation
2 years, 2 months ago

Temple Administration - Supreme Court Raises Concerns About Appointments Made On Basis Of Political Affiliation

Live Law  

Raising concerns about political interference in the administration of temples and shrines across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday orally expressed the need for laying down guidelines for transparent norms and parameters in the appointment of trustees or members of administrative committees. A bench comprising Justices Ajay Rastogi and CT Ravikumar was hearing a Special Leave Petition filed against …

Supreme Court notice to Tamil Nadu govt on its control over temples
2 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court notice to Tamil Nadu govt on its control over temples

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the Tamil Nadu government on a PIL filed by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy challenging its control over the temples in the state and the appointment of the non-brahmins as “Archakas”. A bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia also issued a notice on a plea seeking to restrain …

Sympathizing With A Political Party Not A Disqualification For Appointment As Non-Hereditary Trustee In A Temple: Kerala High Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Sympathizing With A Political Party Not A Disqualification For Appointment As Non-Hereditary Trustee In A Temple: Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court observed that mere sympathizing with a political party cannot be a disqualification for appointment as non-hereditary of a temple. Ajithkumar observed while it dismissed a petition filed by a hereditary trustee of the Sree Emoor Bhagavathy Temple challenging the notification issued by the Commissioner of Malabar Devaswom Board that invited applications to the post of non-hereditary …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Hindu Dharma Parishad's Plea Seeking Appointment Of Trustee Committee In All Temples
2 years, 9 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Hindu Dharma Parishad's Plea Seeking Appointment Of Trustee Committee In All Temples

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a SLP preferred by Hindu Dharma Parishad seeking appointment of Arangavalar Committee headed by Retired Judge in all Hindu Temples with a social activist, a devotee, a Scheduled Caste person and a woman as its Members to manage the Temples. Hindu Dharma Parishad had argued before the High Court that several Hindu …

Whether Temple Properties Can Be Gifted Away By Its Trustees? Supreme Court Seeks Clarification From Tamil Nadu Govt.
2 years, 9 months ago

Whether Temple Properties Can Be Gifted Away By Its Trustees? Supreme Court Seeks Clarification From Tamil Nadu Govt.

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has sought a clarification from Tamil Nadu Government on whether properties belonging to a temple can be gifted away by the trustee of the temple.In this case, a temporary trustee of the temple is said to have gifted the land in question to the Department of the Government. The Supreme Court has sought a clarification from Tamil …

Plea For Reserving Chairman Post Of Town Panchayat For Scheduled Tribes: Madras High Court Issues Notice To SEC
2 years, 10 months ago

Plea For Reserving Chairman Post Of Town Panchayat For Scheduled Tribes: Madras High Court Issues Notice To SEC

Live Law  

The Madurai Bench of Madras High Court has issued notice to the State Election Commission on a plea seeking reservation of the Chairman Post of a town panchayat for Scheduled Tribes.A Division Bench of Justices Pushpa Sathyanarayana and P. Velmurugan has adjourned the matter to 15th February so that the counsel appearing for the State Election Commission can get instructions …

Review 32 out of 75 directions on preserving architectural heritage, State tells High Court
3 years ago

Review 32 out of 75 directions on preserving architectural heritage, State tells High Court

The Hindu  

The State Government on Monday preferred a review application urging the Madras High Court to modify, clarify or reconsider 32 out of the 75 directions it had issued on June 7 on a batch of cases, including a suo motu public interest litigation petition it had taken up in 2015 to preserve the architectural heritage of the State. Audikesavalu, which …

'Not Secular Money': Madras High Court Restrains HR&CE Dept From Establishing New Colleges
3 years, 1 month ago

'Not Secular Money': Madras High Court Restrains HR&CE Dept From Establishing New Colleges

Live Law  

The Madras High Court has put an interim stay on setting up of new educational institutions by the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, using surplus Temple funds, other than the four colleges that are already set up. For the time being, the bench has asked the State to ensure introduction of a subject on Hindu religion, in accordance with …

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Appointment Of Watchmen In 44,000 Temples Across The State; Says Purely An Administrative Decision Of Temples Concerned
3 years, 1 month ago

Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Appointment Of Watchmen In 44,000 Temples Across The State; Says Purely An Administrative Decision Of Temples Concerned

Live Law  

Madras High Court has on Monday dismissed a petition seeking the appointment of watchmen on a uniform basis in all temples under the Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Department in Tamil Nadu. Appointment of watchmen in temple complexes is purely an administrative decision of the relevant temple, the court noted in its order. The court took note of the recent …

Plea In Madras High Court Challenges Appointment Of Priests By 'Fit Persons' Instead Of Temple Trustees
3 years, 2 months ago

Plea In Madras High Court Challenges Appointment Of Priests By 'Fit Persons' Instead Of Temple Trustees

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Wednesday observed that appointment of priests in temples managed by Fit Persons shall be subject to the result of a case which claimed that only trustees are entitled to make such appointments. The petitioner further contended that the statutory rules allow sacrosanct agamas by permitting appointments without insisting upon the need for the appointee to …

Caste Should Not Be A Barrier: Priest Moves Kerala High Court Against Criteria For Appointing Melshanti At Sabarimala Temple
3 years, 5 months ago

Caste Should Not Be A Barrier: Priest Moves Kerala High Court Against Criteria For Appointing Melshanti At Sabarimala Temple

Live Law  

A plea has been filed before the Kerala High Court challenging a notification issued by the Travancore Devaswom Board calling for applications for the post of Melshanti at the Sabarimala Dharmasastha Temple on the ground that it only invited individuals from a particular caste to apply for the post. He filed the petition aggrieved by the notification dated 27th May …

SC Accepts Affidavit Of Undertaking Filed By Padmanabha Swamy Temple 'Trustee'; Directs Constitution Of Committees Within 4 Weeks [Read Order]
4 years, 3 months ago

SC Accepts Affidavit Of Undertaking Filed By Padmanabha Swamy Temple 'Trustee'; Directs Constitution Of Committees Within 4 Weeks [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has accepted the affidavit of undertaking filed by Moolam Thirunal Rama Varma of the erstwhile Royal Family of Travancore. The Court granted four weeks time to constitute the Administrative Committee and Advisory Committee of Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple and to make them functional.The bench of Justices UU Lalit and Indu Malhotra also accepted the submission that the. The …

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