The Supreme Court has declined to vacate its September 25 order directing the Tamil Nadu government to maintain existing conditions on the appointment of 'Archakas' (priests) in the temples governed ...
The Koodalmanikyam Temple in Irinjalakuda, Kerala, dedicated to Lord Bharata and managed by the Cochin Devaswom Board, recently found itself at the centre of a caste-related controversy involving the ...
In a significant verdict, the Madras High Court on Monday made it “abundantly clear that pedigree based on caste will have no role to play in the appointment of Archaka (temple priest)“ if the person ...