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Painful that temples & trusts have to knock doors of Court to get their dues from State Government: Allahabad HC seeks intervention of CM Yogi Adityanath

Allahabad High Court said that it is not a question of payment for a single year, but the annuity has not been transferred to the temple in question for last four years

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

“Supreme Court acted in violation of the provisions of the Constitution”; CIC on SC’s 1993 ruling on payment of honorariums/salaries to Imams

Zee news-report stating that the Delhi CM declared that the salaries to Imams and others in mosques under and outside the purview of the DWB will be increased from rupees 10,000 to rupees 18,000 per month for Imams and from rupees 9000 to rupees 16,000 for helpers. CIC observed that same was virtually being paid by the Delhi Government using the tax payer’s money.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court Decodes | Pujari who performs puja and maintains temple property, will he be treated as Bhumiswami? Who will be the owner of temple property?

Supreme Court: Bench of Hemant Gupta and A.S. Bopanna, JJ., while addressing the matter pertaining to rights of the priest, observed that:

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Free Temples, but then what?

by Kanu Agarwal*

Case Briefs High Courts

Ori HC refrains from deciding on petitions challenging closure of religious places, leaves the matter to State Government

Orissa High Court: A Division Bench of Mohammad Rafiq, CJ and Dr B. R. Sarangi, J. disposed of two petitions which challenged

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras HC | PIL to issue Standard Operating Procedure to be followed for religious places in physical function — dismissed

Madras High Court: A Division Bench of P.N. Prakash and B. Pugalendhi, JJ., addressed a petition wherein writ of mandamus was sought to

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As India gears to open religious places amidst COVID-19 crisis, here’s a list of preventive measures issued by Health Ministry [Read]

Religious places / places of worship get frequented by large number of people for spiritual solace. To prevent spread of COVID-19 infection,

Case Briefs High Courts

Kar HC | State Government to consider a manner in which help can be extended to ‘Archaks’ who cannot be paid regular salary

Karnataka High Court: A Division Bench of Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, CJ and P. Krishna Bhat, J. asked the State Government to consider a