Make Every Effort To Protect Temple Properties Across State, Mobilize Funds To Maintain/Restore Temples: Madras High Court Directs Govt.

Sparsh Upadhyay

10 March 2021 7:44 PM IST

"Temple lands often fall into disuse and are encroached upon and water bodies within temple lands become virtual public properties without any protection. It is imperative that appropriate measures are taken in such regard all over the State" : Madras High Court

The Madras High Court last week directed the State Government to make every effort to protect temple properties all over the State and to mobilize the funds for the purpose of the maintenance, upkeep, and even restoration of temples. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice R. Hemalatha specifically observed, "Temple lands often fall into disuse and are encroached...

Make Every Effort To Protect Temple Properties Across State, Mobilize Funds To Maintain/Restore Temples: Madras High Court Directs Govt.

Sparsh Upadhyay

"Temple lands often fall into disuse and are encroached upon and water bodies within temple lands become virtual public properties without any protection. It is imperative that appropriate measures are taken in such regard all over the State" : Madras High Court

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