HR&CE Executive Officer was rightly dismissed from service for failing to protect temple land: Madras High Court

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The Madras High Court has confirmed a Government Order (G.O.) issued for dismissing a Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) department Executive Officer (EO) from service since he had allowed 20.94 acres of temple land, worth several crore rupees, to be transferred to the names of private individuals.

Justice Krishnaswamy Govindarajan dismissed a writ petition filed by filed by the former EO who had also served as a Fit Person of Madhipaleeswaran Amman Temple at Vadavalli in Coimbatore district and failed to prevent the transfer of patta (revenue document related to land ownership) with respect to the valuable land.

The judge did not stop with dismissing the case related to the petitioner S. Ramakrishnan’s service, he also invoked the parens patriae (under which an idol is considered in a similar position to be that of a minor child and the court takes upon itself the responsibility of protecting its interests) jurisdiction of the High Court.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 20, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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