HIGH COURT OF MADRAS
D.Bharatha Chakravarthy, J
P.Karthikeyan – Appellant
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The Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Department, The Assistant Commissioner, Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowment Department, The Assistant Commissioner/Executive Officer, A/M. Shri Sangameshwarar Thirukovil, Kooduthurai – Respondent
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| 1. regulation of temple services (Para 3 , 4) |
| 2. temple regulation scope (Para 5 , 6) |
ORDER
This Writ Petition is filed for a Writ of Mandamus forbearing the respondents from interfering with the petitioner's right to perform parikaram and purohitam at Kooduthurai, Bhavani, Erode district which is outside the compound wall of the third respondent, A/M. Sangameswarar Thirukovil, Bhavani in compliance with the decision of this Court reported in Ponnudurai Vs. The Commissioner, HR & CE Administration Department1, by considering the representation of the petitioner, dated
30.05.2024.
2. Upon perusing the material records of the case and hearing the
1 2013 (2) CWC 540 learned Counsel for the petitioner, the grievance of the petitioner is that Kooduthurai is a place where the confluence of rivers are there and people come there for various types of performing ceremonies/rites/worship etc. Though there is a temple and purohitars, attached to the temple, are there, people are free to engage the services of persons like the petitioner also who are doing their services dehors the temple or the temple premises. The Executive Officer of the temple is preventing and interfering in suc
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