Mega petition for various TN Temples
President of the Indic Collective Trust, Shri TR Ramesh has filed a mega petition challenging illegal and unauthorized presence and functioning of various Executive Officers of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, without valid, legally permissible orders appointing them
TN Government starts a TV Channel from Temple Funds
A writ (W.P. No. 20319 of 2020) was filed by the Indic Collective Trust challenging a G.O. No. 169 of 2020 issued by the Tamil Nadu Government, authorising the HR&CE Department to appropriate Rs.29.07 Crores from the Hindu Religious and
TNHRCE’s Counter Affidavit in mismanagement of temple funds case
In response to the PIL filed by the Indic Collective Trust before the Madras High Court in July this year, the TNHRCE Commissioner had filed a Counter Affidavit in August. The Affidavit justifies all the activities pointed out by the
Petition against mismanagement of Temple Funds by the Tamil Nadu Govt.
The Indic Collective Trust has filed a writ petition before the Madras High Court seeking to restrain the Tamil Nadu Department of Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments and the TNHRCE Department from mismanagement and misappropriation of funds belonging to Hindu
Pazhani Sri Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple
Shri TR Ramesh, the President of Indic Collective Trust has filed a petition before the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court challenging the illegal presence of Executive Officer in Pazhani Sri Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple and the appointment of servants
External audit of Hindu Temples and Endowments
The President of Indic Collective Trust, Shri TR Ramesh has filed a PIL in the Madras High Court seeking external audit of Hindu Temples and Endowments in line with Section 87 and Section 12-A of the TN HR&CE Act, 1959.
Religious minorities and State-funded religious education in India- Part III
The previous piece pointed out mainly two issues that plague the minority education system in India. The first being a broader issue of determination of minority status on a central basis and the second specific issue being, the dispute relating
“New Commission for Air Quality Management or EPCA 2.0?” – Part I
Delhi NCR is infamous for its winter season owing to the ominous presence of the worst smog globally. The conditions do not seem to improve despite the critical festival season and the stubble burning season having passed. This has been
Religious minorities and State-funded religious education in India- Part II
The previous piece of this article series ended discussing certain schemes and scholarships that support and promote education for minority (mainly religious) communities as listed by a central notification of 1993 (and as amended in 2014). Such schemes are funded
The narrative of ‘mob-lynching’ in India – Part II
As discussed in the previous piece, lynching is nowadays characterised as an act of mob violence having a communal element to it. However, the crime isn’t inherently religion specific and is mostly a case of mob-vigilantism. There is no comparative