Supreme Court Stays Madras HC Order on Chidambaram Temple
The Supreme Court has stayed an order of the Madras High Court on the Chidambaram temple. The bench also questioned whether High Courts have parens patriae jurisdiction only over public temples, and not over places of worship of other faiths.
Context
Context: Parens patriae is a legal power under which courts can protect people and property that cannot protect themselves. The Chidambaram Nataraja temple is a major Shaivite shrine in Tamil Nadu, so the case touches on how courts oversee religious places.
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