Deity has retained his ligitation
Posted on: 03/Dec/2012 12:42:24 PM
Mylapore is said to be one of the famous for it’s temple premises “Sri Kapaleeshwara temple” the land belong to the temple is worth of R.s.414.04 crores worth. management of the centuries-old shrine has shown the way to several temples in the state by recovering many of its properties that were under litigation for decades.
The officials estimated under that the following demands are of the place were estimated the temple authorities have recovered land worth 414.04 crore after several courts, including the Madras high court, ruled in favour of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department, the temple`s custodian. Most of the temple`s properties are located in and around Mylapore and Raja Annamalaipuram. Some properties are located in Saidapet and Parry`s Corner.
Though the temple was not at all collecting any more than the rent or lease from users but of now latest property to be retrieved is a 30-ground (1 ground=2,400sqft) land on Ramakrishna Mutt Road in Mylapore. On November 25, the temple authorities took possession of this property abutting the P.S. School valued at 180 crore at present.
"The total area of the land is 76 grounds and it was leased out to the school in 1928. From 1950 onwards, the school was paying 500 per month as rent and in 1996, 30 grounds were surrendered to the temple. As no wall was constructed demarcating the surrendered land, these 30 grounds were with the school and sublet. A case is pending regarding the remaining land," said a temple official. According to the fair rent, the school must be paying nearly 5 lakh per month as rent for the 46 grounds.
The state government set a target to renew the amount of 500 crore worth property this year. Some of the property retrieved by the temple authorities include 18 grounds at R A Puram estimated at 90 crore, 15 grounds close to Mylapore Club worth 75 crore and 5 grounds on Luz Church Road, Mylapore worth 30 crore. All these properties were encroached upon or the occupants did not pay the proper rent.
The officials said to us that Chief minister J.Jayalalitha wants us to take action against the land encroaches and to save the land worth R.s.414.04 crores. Though presently there are no new ideas to rebuilt any thing or of any use in the land the temple is short-staffed and plans to recruit people in the near future.
