{"id":343186,"date":"2025-03-07T15:30:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T10:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=343186"},"modified":"2025-03-18T10:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T05:08:47","slug":"madras-hc-directs-varadharaja-perumal-temple-appoint-trustees-non-devotional-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/03\/07\/madras-hc-directs-varadharaja-perumal-temple-appoint-trustees-non-devotional-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Madras HC directs Varadharaja Perumal temple authorities to appoint trustees promptly; Warns against playing non-devotional songs inside temple"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Madras High Court:<\/span> In the writ petition, the a devotee from Puducherry sought a direction to the Commissioner of the Hindu Religious Institutions Department and the Executive Officer of Shri Veezhi Varadharaja Perumal Temple, to refrain from conducting or granting permission for any events within the temple premises that involve the singing of cinema songs, dancing to such songs, or any non-religious or non-devotional activities on any day. Additionally, the petitioner requested the Court to direct the Commissioner to appoint trustees for the temple in accordance with the provisions of the Puducherry Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1972<\/a>. The matter was heard by D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, J. , wherein he directed that during any temple festival, if orchestra is arranged on behalf of the Temple authorities are on behalf of devotees and the same is done within the precincts of the temple, care must be taken to render only devotional songs and not non-devotional songs. Further, the Court directed the temple authorities to take necessary steps to appoint trustees for the temple as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with the procedure established by law.<\/p>\n

The petitioner raised two primary grievances:<\/p>\n