Madras Excessive Court docket bans unauthorised, unlawful faux web sites of main temples

The Madurai bench of the Madras Excessive Court docket on Tuesday directed that unauthorised and unlawful faux web sites operating in temple names must be banned throughout Tamil Nadu.

The course got here on a petition looking for to dam web sites working within the names of main temples in Tamil Nadu and motion in opposition to the operators of these web sites.

The petition, filed by Subramanian and Markandan, learn, “Many individuals begin faux web sites within the identify of essential temples together with Chennai Kapaleeswarar Temple, Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple, Thanjai Periya Temple, Palani Murugan Temple, Srirangam Aranganathar Temple. Devottess give cash considering that the website belongs to the temple and due to this fact such web sites must be blocked.”

“Cybercrime ought to learn how a lot cash has been collected by these web sites and confiscate the quantity. The licensed website handle of the temples must be made identified to the general public by the IT division,” stated the bench of justices Mahadevan and Sathya Narayana Prasad.

The bench stated steps must be taken to carry out pujas, and donations by authorised web sites. Devotees must be suggested to deposit cash within the temples or pay by authorised web sites.

“If a criticism is obtained about faux web sites, it must be investigated instantly and authorized and legal motion must be taken in opposition to the operators of pretend web sites,” the bench stated.

The judges said additional that Tamil Nadu temples, like Tirupati and Sabarimala shrines, must be run in a clear method.

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