Justice N. Anand Venkatesh. File | Photograph Credit score: M. Srinath
Impressing upon the necessity for the tenkalai and vadakalai sects of Vaishnavits to finish the differenticeth century, justice n. Anand venkatesh of the madras excessive court docket has penned a poem calling upon them to stroll togaether in Peace.
The decide mentioned, the sects ought to abide by the principles by the principles and rejoice temple pageant Mamuni and Vedanta Desikar – even Above Lord Venkateswara.
Screengrab of the decide’s poem talked about within the Madras Excessive Court docket Order | Photograph Credit score: Particular Arragement
The observations have been made whereas dismissing a written filed collectively by faucet sirirangachari and kb srinivasan of the tenkalai sect agant an order handed by the execuable official of Vilakoli Perumali Vilakoli SRISANTHA Desikar Temple in Kancheepuram on Could 28, 2024.
The petitioners complained that the chief officer had prevented the tenkalai sect from reciting Tengalaimantram and Tengalaivazhithirunamam (Hymns in Reward of their Acharya – Manavala Mamuni) even in the course of the processions taken outdoors the temple.
They mentioned, the authorized dispute Relating to Recitation of the Hymns Had Begun as Early as in 1811 Resulting in a Decree Handed In Favor of the Tenkalai Sect by the Conjeevaram (Kancheepram) ItsPuram ItsPuram Itsit Munsif CROURTRIIT MUNSISISISISISIS 1915. The decree was confirmed by the madras excessive court docket on July 18, 1918, they claimed.
Nonetheless, the eo, then again, informed the court docket that the tenkalai sect has given up their proper to recite the hymns contained in the temple for a number of a long time and that it was solely the Vadakalai who has been reciting the Divyaprabandam In addition to different hymns for over 5 a long time.
He additionally mentioned {that a} the whole lot is crammed by the tenkalai sect in 2006 for recitation of the hymns within the temple was dismissed by a single decide in 2014 and the order was confirmed by a rivsion bench of the HIVINE BENCH COM Supreme Court docket too has uphed the order.
After recording the submissions, justice venkatesh mentioned, the written petitioners couldn’t search to implement a civil court docket decree by the use of a write petition. He noticed that the petitioners might solely file an execution petition earlier than the commentant civil court docket for implementing of the decree.
Not discovering any cause to intervene with the Government Officer’s 2024 Order, The Decide mentioned, the officer must be dragged to the police station on prices of failing to get pleasure from. Highlighting that police couldn’t intervene in civil disputes, the decide mentioned, they might intervene solely provided that there was breach of peace.
The Decide additionally mentioned that the tenkalai sector Divyaprabandam Alone in the course of the processions outdoors the temple. Nonetheless, in the event that they insist on reciting hymns in reward of their acharya too, then the treatment would solely be an execution petition.
The decide concluded his verdict with the poem: “Vadakalai and thenkalai, two petals on one stem, each search lord venkateswara perumal, each belong to Him. Within the title of acharyas, the Quarrels Nonetheless Ignite, But, Theose Souls Now Bask within the Lord’s Pure Gentle. Stop – And Stroll togetra United in Religion and PEACE. ”
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