Lawstreet Journal

Should not the government professing to be secular treat all religions at par? – Madras High Court while quashing FIRs against Temple Activist

Lawstreet Journal 26 Feb 2022 4:47am

Image courtesy: Lawstreet Journal Judiciary Should not the government professing to be secular treat all religions at par? – Madras High Court while quashing FIRs against Temple Activist

The executive officer of the Srirangam Lord Ranganathswamy temple made a complaint against Activist Rangarajan Narasimhan through a police complaint. He alleged that the statements made by Rangarajan Narasimhan through his social media posts were “wild and calculated to cause alarm in the minds of the devotees”. 

Acitivist Rangarajan Narasimhan however said, that he was only trying to bring out the various wrongdoings of the temple administration and nothing else. 

The temple activist thus approached the Madras High Court with this present petition. Mr Venu Srinivasan, ex-chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, is also made one of the respondents to the present petition.

Justice GR Swaminatthan, Madras High Court while quashing two FIRS against Temple Activist Rangarajan Narasimhan said that Section 199 of the Criminal Procedure Code puts limitations on the registration of FIRs in matters of defamation. Section 199 mandates that the courts do not take cognizance in defamation matters unless the complaint has been made by some person aggrieved of the offence

When the matter was adjudicated, the single judge bench also raised some questions about the administration of temples. 

"Should they (temples) continue to be under the thumb of the government? Should not the government professing to be secular treat all religions at par? Are not knowledgeable and committed activists like Shri.T.R.Ramesh justified in arguing that the government should exercise the same degree and level over temples as are exercised over churches and mosques? Such questions and thoughts cross my mind because… Continue Reading...


Tagged: Madras High Court   Hindu Temples  
Disclaimer: SoOLEGAL in Media collaboration with Lawstreet Journal. SoOLEGAL take no responsbility for the content provided by Lawstreet Journal. For any discrepancies Contact Lawstreet Journal.
Did you find this write up useful? YES 0 NO 0
×

C2RMTo Know More

Something Awesome Is In The Work

0

DAYS

0

HOURS

0

MINUTES

0

SECONDS

Sign-up and we will notify you of our launch.
We’ll also give some discount for your effort :)

* We won’t use your email for spam, just to notify you of our launch.
×

SAARTHTo Know More

Launching Soon : SAARTH, your complete client, case, practise & document management SAAS application with direct client chat feature.

If you want to know more give us a Call at :+91 98109 29455 or Mail info@soolegal.com