Big Win for palani temple

[JustChill_Mama]

Madras High Court on Wednesday stripped the powers of the EO of the famous Palani Temple and ordered the formation of a Trust by devotees to control the affairs of the temple. Government ordered to leave the temple management.

[JustChill_Mama]

 

great judgement

[MiryalgudaMaruthiRao]

ma Subbu uncle emantunnadu

[JustChill_Mama]

"As per Rule 11 of Collection of Income and the Incurring of Expenditure Rules, no expenditure shall be incurred without the written order of the trustee. But, if the executive officer himself is also made the fit person so that he can discharge the functions of a trustee, and such a scenario continues for years together, it is certainly fraud on the statute," the judge pointed out.

The judge also concurred with the contentions of the petitioner's counsel that the executive officer for Palani temple had been appointed under the Madras Act, 1927, and no fresh proceedings were issued under the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act of 1959. Arguments made by government counsels questioning the locus standi (right to bring an action to a court of law) of the petitioner were quickly rejected by the judge. "He has filed the plea in his capacity as a devotee or worshiper," he said.

Allowing the petition, he quashed the tender notification dated August 20, 2020 and advised the State authorities to take steps to constitute board of trustees for Palani temple as early as possible.

Justice Swaminathan also quoted from The New Indian Express editorial published on September 22 regarding similar concerns pertaining to the administration of temples in Andhra Pradesh that cropped up following the recent Antarvedi temple fire.

"Reconstituting temple trust boards with eminent Hindus and men of impeccable character would be a good start.  Leaving the temples in the care of the bureaucracy and politicians hasn't helped," he quoted and said that these words are relevant to Tamil Nadu as well.

The petitioner, TR Ramesh, had challenged the notification on various grounds which, apart from questioning the capacity of the authorities, also included the argument that devotees are entitled to offer voluntary service known as 'Uzhavara pani' and that cleaning and maintenance works should not be given to outsiders in the name of a housekeeping contract.

The judge accepted this contention by quoting from the 'Periyapuranam' and added that the temple management cannot deny this right.

[futureofandhra]

3 minutes ago, JustChill_Mama said:

Madras High Court on Wednesday stripped the powers of the EO of the famous Palani Temple and ordered the formation of a Trust by devotees to control the affairs of the temple. Government ordered to leave the temple management.

who will be the devotees?

[MiryalgudaMaruthiRao]

1 minute ago, futureofandhra said:

who will be the devotees?

@dasari123 and @friesNfrappe

[JustChill_Mama]

Just now, MiryalgudaMaruthiRao said:

ma Subbu uncle emantunnadu

subbu uncle ni kuda intlo kurchopedithe peeda pothadhi...

but subbu uncle vocchaka oka manchi pani entante free darshan  people dont have to do waiting in queues for longer times. they are giving time slots  and approximate wait time for darshan is 3 hours. 

accommodation ki kuda alage chesthadata mari .