HC seeks report from Theni collector on facilities at temple during festival
Madurai:
Madras high court
on Thursday directed the Theni district collector to file a report on the facilities provided to devotees visiting
Mangaladevi Kannagi Temple
situated between Theni district in Tamil Nadu and Idukki district in Kerala, during the
Chitra Pournami festival
.The court was hearing a public interest litigation filed by S Karthikeyan.
The petitioner stated that a large number of devotees from both states visit the temple during the Chitra Pournami festival every year.He stated that the members of the Mangaladevi Kannagi Arakattalai (trust) in Cumbum are allegedly printing pamphlets with the bank account number and collecting money illegally from the devotees.
He claimed that no proper account is maintained and the amount is being swindled. Hence, he moved court seeking a direction to conduct an inquiry into the
illegal money collection
. The petitioner also sought a direction to the authorities to conduct the festival without any interference by any third parties by providing basic facilities to the devotees visiting the temple during the festival.During the course of the hearing, the counsel for the trust submitted that it is a charitable trust and they are genuinely providing annadhanam to the devotees who are visiting the temple. The counsel submitted that they are not collecting donations forcibly from any person, including the petitioner, and people are voluntarily giving donations through the bank.A division bench of justice M Dhandapani and justice R Sakthivel observed that considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the court is inclined to ascertain whether any proper facilities are provided to the devotees.
Hence, the judges directed the collector to file a report.
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