SC frees Nataraja temple from TN Govt's control

In a judgement that could, in the long run, pave the way for a new era in the administration of temples across the country, the Supreme Court on Monday removed the Tamil Nadu Government’s control over the 1,500-year-old Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram in the southern State. It also directed the appointment of an executive officer to oversee the administration of the 5th Century AD temple. A bench of justices BS Chauhan and S Bobde set aside the order of the Madras High Court, which had in 2009 transferred the administration...

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