Madras High Court Quashes ₹40-Crore ‘Iconic Project’ At Kallazhagar Temple; Pulls Up HR&CE, Govt

Madras High Court Quashes ₹40-Crore ‘Iconic Project’ At Kallazhagar Temple; Pulls Up HR&CE, Govt

In a significant ruling on temple administration and the use of religious endowment funds, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on 23 January 2026, quashed the TN government’s ₹40-crore “Iconic Project” proposed at Sri Kallazhagar Temple, holding that the project was sanctioned and executed in violation of statutory safeguards. A Division Bench comprising Justice Dr. Anita Sumanth and Justice C. Kumarappan set aside the government order an…