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Tamil Nadu HRCE informs Madras HC it won’t build a shopping complex in front of Tiruvannamalai Temple: Read arguments made by petitioner TR Ramesh

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2024

The Madras High Court issued an order banning development on the grounds of Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai's Rajagopuram.

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Temple activist serves notice to TN HR&Ce dept over encroachment on historic Temple property: The Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple and its significance

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2024

He further highlighted that two temples have gone “missing” and the Devi Sannathi in Sri Ekambareswarar Temple has been demolished with houses built there. The encroachment extends to 23000 square feet of the temple land.

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Tamil Nadu: Wife of Dikshitar of Chidambaram Temple says her husband was pushed and his Poonool was cut

OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2023

She emphasised the violation of personal space, saying, "If you are a female, what right does one have to touch a male?" implying that one of the female officials had pushed the Dikshitar.

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Govt behaving in an atrociously high-handed manner: Vijayanagara Samrajya trustees ask Tamil Nadu govt to not interfere in Chidambaram Temple

OpIndia Staff - 29 June, 2023

Vijayanagara Samrajya trustees said that TN Govt is behaving in high-handed manner with Thillai Dikshitars who are hereditary owners of the Chidambaram temple

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Government interferes with rituals of Chidambaram Nataraja Temple, HR&CE minister makes plans to take over

OpIndia Staff - 28 June, 2023

HR&CE minister plans to take over Chidambaram Natarajar Temple.

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‘Duty-bound to protect temple properties’: Madras HC lashes out at Tamil Nadu govt, orders to initiate proceedings to recover the encroached temple land

OpIndia Staff - 4 June, 2022

Madras HC has asked Tamil Nadu government to initiate proceedings to recover the encroached lands of Sri Ramanaadheswarar temple at Palnankuppam

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Madras High Court comes down heavily on Tamil Nadu govt for failing to recover encroached temple lands, warns strong action

OpIndia Staff - 16 July, 2021

Madras High Court said that it will have to come down hard if the Tamil Nadu govt does not recover temple land occupied by encroachers

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‘What happened to 47,000 acres of temple land?’, Madras HC asks Tamil Nadu govt to submit the status of missing temple land records

OpIndia Staff - 9 June, 2021

Madras High Court askes Tamil Nadu govt to explain the status of 47,000 acres of temple land that has gone missing from official records

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‘Hindu religion was never so narrow’: Karnataka HC dismisses pleas seeking strict implementation of section of Act that requires Temple officials to be Hindu

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2020

The Karnataka High Court bench comprised of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice S Vishwajith Shetty.

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Madras HC orders temple lands to remain in possession of deities, halts state govt’s efforts to handover land to encroachers

OpIndia Staff - 25 November, 2019

The Tamil Nadu Government's long-drawn effort to acquire the temple lands to allegedly hand it over to the squatters has been impeded by the Madras High Court.

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