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Nataraja temple takeover: SC stays Madras HC order

Nataraja temple takeover: SC stays Madras HC order

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The Supreme Court has stayed a Madras High Court order relating to the Chidambaram temple, prompting a legal debate over whether High Courts possess parens patriae jurisdiction solely over public temples and not over places of worship belonging to other faiths.

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  • left · 1 outlet

    New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Madras High Court decision that directed the administration of the historic Chidambaram Natarajar Temple to be handed over to a five-member committee. A bench of Justices Arvind Kumar and Vipul Pancholi, hearing an appeal by the Podhu Dikshitars…

    — Deccan Herald

  • center · 1 outlet

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Madras High Court order directing the administration of the Chidambaram Natarajar Temple to be handed over to a five-member committee. A Bench comprising Justices Arvind Kumar and Vipul Pancholi, while hearing an appeal filed by the Dikshitars…

    — The New Indian Express

  • right · 3 outlets

    The Supreme Court has stayed a Madras High Court order on the Lord Nataraja temple in Tamil Nadu's Chidambaram.

    — NDTV

RSS excerpt

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an order of the Madras High Court constituting a board of management to rectify the malady in the administration of the ancient Lord Nataraja temple in Chidambaram. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul Pancholi issued notice on the appeal filed by…

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Nataraja temple takeover: SC stays Madras HC order

The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed an order of the Madras High Court constituting a board of management to rectify the malady in the administration of the ancient Lord Nataraja temple in Chidambaram. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul Pancholi issued notice on the appeal filed by…

The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Chidambaram Natarajar Temple row: SC stays Madras HC order on temple administration

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Madras High Court order directing the administration of the Chidambaram Natarajar Temple to be handed over to a five-member committee. A Bench comprising Justices Arvind Kumar and Vipul Pancholi, while hearing an appeal filed by the Dikshitars…

Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Supreme Court stays Madras HC order on Chidambaram Natarajar temple management

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed a Madras High Court decision that directed the administration of the historic Chidambaram Natarajar Temple to be handed over to a five-member committee. A bench of Justices Arvind Kumar and Vipul Pancholi, hearing an appeal by the Podhu Dikshitars…

Organiser Right Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)

Chidambaram Nataraja Temple Row: Supreme Court stays Madras High Court order to take over administration of mandir

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on November 4 stayed the Madras High Court’s order directing a five-member Board of Management to take over the administration of the historic Chidambaram Nataraja Temple in Tamil Nadu from the Podhu Dikshitars, who have traditionally managed the shrine. A Bench…

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