"State Can't Monitor Any Religion's Place Of Worship": Plea In Madras HC Challenges 'TN Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Act'

A plea has been moved before the Madras High Court challenging the vires of the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959. The Bench of Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P. D. Audikesavalu today admitted the plea and issued a notice to the State of Tamil Nadu, asking it to file a rejoinder in the matter. Importantly, the challenge in the plea is not to...