Chennai. The Madras High Court has given a loud shock to the DMK government of Tamil Nadu in terms of the use of temple funds. The Madras High Court has said in an important judgment that the money received by the devotees is not of the state government. The High Court has described the wealth of the temple as the deity. The Madras High Court has said that the wealth of the temple should be used only for religious or charitable objectives. The Madras High Court also canceled 5 orders of the Tamil Nadu government, under which marriage pavilions were to be built with temple money.
The Tamil Nadu government issued these orders between 2023 and 2025. A petition was filed in the Madras High Court against these orders. It was said in the petition that the Tamil Nadu government has no right to use the wealth of the temple. It was also said in the petition that the Tamil Nadu government wants to get married to the temple’s money, which will be rented. In such a situation, it is not a work of religion. Justice SM Subrahmanyam and Justice G. The bench of Arul Murugan heard the petition. The bench, after hearing the petition, ruled that the money of the temple cannot be used commercially. The lawyer of the Tamil Nadu government earlier argued that the wealth of the temple is being used for the society. The state counsel argued that the marriage of Hindus will be approved in the marriage pavilion.
The Tamil Nadu government counsel told the court that funds have not been released to build a marriage pavilion. He said that marriage pavilions will be constructed only after taking all necessary approval. The Madras High Court did not accept this argument of the DMK government of the state. The court said that there is a Hindu marriage ceremony. The Hindu Marriage Act also contains constructive elements. The court said that because of this the Hindu Marriage Act is not a religious objective. The court cited the Hindu Charitable and Religious Settlement Act. The court said that under this law, the wealth of temples can only be used to worship, grain, pilgrims and help the poor. This law cannot be used to increase the revenue of the government. The Madras High Court said that only the deity has the right over the property of the temple.
