PIL plea filed against deposit of temple funds in State-owned non banking finance corporations
A public interest litigation has been filed in the Madras High Court against the Tamil Nadu government's decision to deposit temple funds in state-owned non-banking finance corporations. The petitioner argues that these corporations are financially unstable and that the temple funds should not be used to support state-run institutions. The court has directed the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department to respond by May 27, with a final hearing scheduled for the following week.
- ▪The case challenges the deposit of surplus temple funds in state-owned non-banking finance corporations.
- ▪The petitioner claims that these corporations are financially unsafe and should not handle temple funds.
- ▪The court has ordered a response from the HR&CE department by May 27 for a final hearing next week.
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A case has been filed in the Madras High Court challenging the previous Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government’s decision to deposit hundreds of crores of rupees of surplus temple funds in State-owned non banking finance corporations such as Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNPFC) and Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation (TNTDFC).A summer vacation Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan on Wednesday admitted the public interest litigation petition filed by temple activist T.R. Ramesh of Indic Collective Trust and directed the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department to file its counter affidavit by May 27.
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