PoliticsPhoto: The HinduMadras HC Upholds Dismissal of HR&CE Officer for Losing Temple Land
The Madras High Court upheld the dismissal of an HR&CE Executive Officer who allowed 20.94 acres of temple land worth crores to be transferred to private individuals. Justice Krishnaswamy Govindarajan dismissed the officer's writ petition and invoked parens patriae jurisdiction, seeking details on Tamil Nadu government's steps to recover the land. The officer had served at Madhipaleeswaran Amman Temple, Vadavalli, Coimbatore.
The Hindu··Coimbatore


