Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) R. Mahadevan and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu wanted to know if there was a disinterest among people to become trustees of the temples with low income, Special Government Pleader (HR&CE) N.R.R. Arun Natarajan nodded in the affirmative.
No application received for the post of trustees for 20,600 temples in Tamil Nadu, Madras High Court told
HR&CE department says applications were received only with respect to 10,563 temples and that the trustees were appointed for 6,814 of them
Published – June 19, 2024 09:27 pm IST – CHENNAI
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The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department on Wednesday told the Madras High Court that though it had called for applications to appoint trustees to 31,163 temples in the State, not a single application was received with respect to 20,600 temples.
When Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) R. Mahadevan and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu wanted to know if there was a disinterest among people to become trustees of the temples with low income, Special Government Pleader (HR&CE) N.R.R. Arun Natarajan nodded in the affirmative.