Kamatchiamman temple land recovered in Puducherry, handed over to temple trust as per High Court order
1 year, 2 months ago

Kamatchiamman temple land recovered in Puducherry, handed over to temple trust as per High Court order

The Hindu  

As per the directions of the Madras High Court, the district administration on Friday took possession of the illegally occupied land belonging to the Kamatchiamman Temple at Rainbow Nagar and handed over the property to the temple trust. “The temple trust has taken possession of the land as per the court direction. Direction to MLAs The court, while disposing the petition last month, had directed two BJP MLAs A. John Kumar and his son Richards John Kumar to cooperate with the CB-CID following allegation against them of having grabbed the temple property. With temple property being public property, it has to be protected by the MLAs and thus this court is of the considered opinion that in all fairness and with commitments, the two MLAs should hand over the vacant possession of the land in question to the temple immediately to establish their fairness and bonafides as elected Members of the Legislative Assembly under the Constitution and subject themselves for criminal investigation already undertaken by the CB-CID,” the order has said.

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Temple land acquired illegally: Mandya admin starts probe into allegations
11 months, 1 week ago

Temple land acquired illegally: Mandya admin starts probe into allegations

Hindustan Times  

The Mandya district administration has launched a probe into a police complaint alleging that the land belonging to a temple was illegally acquired. The development came to the fore after an activist filed a complaint with the Mandya deputy commissioner alleging that 14 acre land of Melkote Cheluvanarayana Swamy temple in Kesare village, in Pandavapura taluk, Mysore, was “illegally registered …

Another land scam case booked against suspended Puducherry government official
1 year ago

Another land scam case booked against suspended Puducherry government official

The Hindu  

D. Balaji, suspended senior officer of Puducherry administration, is caught in yet another temple land scam case, following the registration of a case by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti Corruption against him, for assisting four persons in grabbing around two acres of land belonging to the Balasundara Vinayagar Temple in Korkadu. Mr. Balaji, who is presently out on bail …

After Madras HC order, Puducherry district administration initiates measures to take possession of illegally occupied temple land
1 year, 2 months ago

After Madras HC order, Puducherry district administration initiates measures to take possession of illegally occupied temple land

The Hindu  

Following the order given by the Madras High Court on takeover of the encroached land belonging to the Kamatchiamman temple, the District Collector E. Vallavan has directed the Deputy Collector to initiate immediate measures to take possession of the property. Last week, the High Court in Chennai had directed the government to take possession of the property in entirety and …

Puducherry temple land grab | Madras High Court directs two BJP MLAs to return temple property to prove their bona fide
1 year, 2 months ago

Puducherry temple land grab | Madras High Court directs two BJP MLAs to return temple property to prove their bona fide

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has directed two Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs in Puducherry and four of their family members to forthwith return a temple property to prove their bona fide in the wake of their claim of having been innocent purchasers who had no role to play in the allegations of fraud, impersonation, misrepresentation, fabrication of documents, corruption and collusion …

Kamatchiamman temple land grab | Suspended Puducherry revenue official arrested by CB-CID
1 year, 3 months ago

Kamatchiamman temple land grab | Suspended Puducherry revenue official arrested by CB-CID

The Hindu  

A suspended senior official in the Puducherry administration, D. Balaji, has been arrested by the CB-CID for his involvement in the Kamatchiamman Temple land grab case. Balaji was serving in the Revenue Department, when around 64,035 square feet of land belonging to the temple, located in a prime area in Rainbow Nagar, was grabbed by a group of persons. He …

Puducherry temple land grab | Enforcement Directorate starts probe into case
1 year, 5 months ago

Puducherry temple land grab | Enforcement Directorate starts probe into case

The Hindu  

In a major development in the sensational Kamatchiamman temple land grabbing scam in Puducherry, the Directorate of Enforcement’s Chennai Office has registered a case of money laundering. Sources said the Chennai office of the ED registered a case on June 30, 2023, based on a probe by the Puducherry police, and has now sought particulars from various wings of the …

Puducherry temple land grab | CPI (M) accuses government of not taking action against BJP legislator allegedly involved in case
1 year, 5 months ago

Puducherry temple land grab | CPI (M) accuses government of not taking action against BJP legislator allegedly involved in case

The Hindu  

The CPI on Tuesday flayed the AINRC-led NDA government in Puducherry for not initiating action against a BJP legislator and his family members for their alleged role in grabbing two pieces of land belonging to Kamatchiamman temple in Puducherry. Flagging off a march by CPI workers to the District Collectorate, party politburo member G. Ramakrishnan said the police have so …

Puducherry Opposition leader seeks custodial interrogation of sub-registrar arrested in temple land grabbing case
1 year, 6 months ago

Puducherry Opposition leader seeks custodial interrogation of sub-registrar arrested in temple land grabbing case

The Hindu  

Opposition leader and DMK convenor R. Siva has demanded a detailed probe into the role of revenue officials in the Kamatchiamman temple land grabbing case. A sub-registrar has already been arrested in Kamatchiamman temple land grabbing case, he said. The CB-CID wing of the territorial police arrested Mr. Sivasamy earlier this week, for his alleged involvement in a land grab …

Kashmiri Pandit Body Alleges Nexus in Temple Properties Being Used Illegally
2 years, 8 months ago

Kashmiri Pandit Body Alleges Nexus in Temple Properties Being Used Illegally

News 18  

A leading Kashmiri Pandit body has blamed the Jammu and Kashmir administration for failing to secure temple properties and overlooking a nexus between revenue officials and unscrupulous elements. Mahaldar said more than 100 defunct temple trusts and societies are operating illegally within Kashmir, and the list of these were handed over to the J&K administration for necessary action. The Kashmiri …

How Tamil Nadu is battling temple land encroachers
3 years, 2 months ago

How Tamil Nadu is battling temple land encroachers

India Today  

On September 29, as the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department retrieved a prime property worth Rs 300 crore spread over 49 land parcels on Chennai’s arterial Poonamalle High Road belonging to the Kancheepuram Ekambareswarar temple, the total value of recoveries of encroached land crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark. The HR & CE department has constituted committees …

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