“Madras High Court Quashes HR&CE Takeover, Orders Return Of Community Hall To Sri Natarajar Thuluva Vellalar Samudyakudam Association”, The Commune, November 03, 2025
“In a significant ruling, the Madras High Court has set aside an order by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department that forcibly took possession of a community building in Salem, directing the department to immediately return the property to the Sri Natarajar Thuluva Vellalar Samudyakudam association.
Justice PB Balaji, in his order pronounced today, strongly criticized the HR&CE department for its “highhanded” actions, noting that it dispossessed the petitioner association despite a pending court-directed enquiry into the very status of the building.
The legal battle centered around a property at 1A, Ezhuthukara Street, Shevapet, Salem. The petitioner association argued that the two-story building, used as a hall and dining space for community functions, was over 100 years old, built on donated land, and housed no idol or formal place of worship. They contended it was a community hall, not a religious institution……”
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