CJI Surya Kant’s blunt order, said – Temple money belongs to God, cannot be used for loss making banks.
New Delhi. Supreme Court Chief Justice Justice Surya Kant made a big comment on Friday and said that the money of the temple belongs to God. He said during the hearing that it cannot be used to support the cooperative banks which are facing financial crunch. (CJI) The bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi made this sharp comment while hearing the appeal of some cooperative banks. In these appeals, the order of the Kerala High Court was challenged in which the banks were asked to return the deposited amount to the Thirunelli Temple Devaswom.
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CJI Surya Kant asked that you want to use the temple money to save the bank? What is wrong in directing that the temple money? Instead of keeping it in a Cooperative Bank, which is running with great difficulty. Go to a healthy nationalized bank which can give maximum interest. The CJI said that the temple money belongs to the deity and hence, the money should be saved, secured and used only for the interests of the temple and cannot become a source of income or livelihood for a co-operative bank.
The petitions against the High Court order were filed by Mananthavady Co-operative Urban Society Limited and Thirunelli Service Cooperative Bank Limited. The High Court had directed five cooperative banks to close the fixed deposits of Devaswom and return the entire amount within two months, as the banks had repeatedly refused to release mature deposits. The bench did not agree with the banks that the sudden instructions given by the High Court were causing problems.
The bench said that banks should build their credibility among the people. He said that if you are not able to bring customers and deposits, then that is your problem. The Supreme Court refused to consider the petitions. However, it allowed the banks to approach the High Court for extension of time to comply with the disputed order.
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