The Madras High Court in a recent case (C Ganesan v The Commissioner, HR & CE Department) observed that no caste can claim the ownership of a temple and temple administration based on the caste identity as, it is not a protected religious practice under the Constitution of India.
Justice B. Chakravarthy of Madras HC opined that a cast by itself is not a protected religious denomination and emphasized that caste is a social evil and any move towards the perpetuation of caste will be condemned by the court of law.
