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HC: Can't use temple funds to build commercial complexes
The New Indian Express
|October 24, 2025
HOLDING that temple funds cannot be utilised for constructing commercial or residential buildings, the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Commissioner of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department to issue circulars to all temple authorities in this regard.
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The first bench of Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava and Justice G Arul Murugan issued the directive while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) petition filed by A B Palani of Villivakkam, Chennai
This story is from the October 24, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express.
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