HR&CE Dept. apprises HC of plan to recover ₹2,390.81 cr. in rental arrears due to temples
The Hindu
₹540-crore recovery target fixed this year; ₹80 crore already collected
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Commissioner on Friday explained to the Madras High Court an elaborate plan devised to recover ₹2,390.81 crore in rental arrears due to various temples under the control of the HR&CE Department. He said that a target had been fixed to recover ₹540 crore this year, and that ₹80 crore had been collected already.
The submissions were made before a special Division Bench of Justices R. Mahadevan and P.D. Audikesavalu, who were seized of a contempt of court petition filed by temple activist R. Venkataraman last year against the then HR&CE Commissioner S. Prabhakar. The petitioner had accused the Commissioner of not complying with a court order passed on November 2, 2018 to submit a report on rental arrears due to temples.
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