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'God's money' not for advertisements: Himachal court
Tuesday November 06, 2012 05:10:06 PM,
IANS
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Shimla: The spending of
temple offerings for advertisements by a religious trust has not
found favour with the Himachal Pradesh High Court. It has directed
the state government not to spend money of the Baba Balak Nath
Mandir (temple) in the state for promoting its activities.
"The temple trust shall not spend any money by way of any
advertisement in any souvenir," a division bench of Chief Justice
Kurian Joseph and Justice D.C. Chaudhary observed in an order
Monday.
Taking cognizance of a letter written by Rajnish Khosla to the
high court that Rs.100,000 was spent from the Baba Balak Nath
Temple Trust fund for an advertisement in 2009, the high court
directed the chief secretary and the chief commissioner (temples)
to issue directions that the "god's money is not to be spent for
advertisements about the temple or its activities".
In its reply, the temple trust had said the amount was released on
the request of the deputy commissioner of Hamirpur district, where
the temple is located.
The Baba Balak Nath Temple in Deotsidh is one of the prominent
state government-controlled temples in the hill state.
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