Temple assets case: Court refuses to bin show cause notice against mutt head

THE Madras High Court has refused to quash a show cause notice issued to the Velukurichi Mutt head Sri La Sri Sathya Gnana Mahadeva Desika Paramachariya Swamigal over alleged mismanagement of the 'kattalai' (endowment) and properties of the Tiruvarur Thiyagarajaswami temple.

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The show cause notice was issued by the commissioner of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department in 2002 over the mismanagement of the properties falling under the supervision of Abisheka Kattalai and Annadanam Kattalai, for which the Velukurichi Mutt head is the sole hereditary trustee.

A writ petition was filed against the show cause notice by the current petitioner's father, who was the mutt head when the notice was issued. The current petitioner became the mutt head after his father's death.