Palani temple of Madurai has been into discussions. The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has stayed on a recent order approved by a single judge quashing a tender notification issued by the Executive officer-cum-Fit person of Palani Dhandayuthapani Swamy temple for hiring housekeeping staff for the temple. Hearing an appeal filed by the executive officer, a division bench involving Justices K Kalyanasundaram and T Krishnavalli sojourned the single judge's order and allowed the authorities to proceed with the process of tender. The case was adjourned for further hearing.

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The single judge, on Tuesday, suppressed the notification issued on August 20, 2020, on the basis that such decisions, which have financial connections, could only be taken by a Board of Trustees and not a fit person. He approved the order following a petition filed by one TR Ramesh, a devotee. However, the executive officer moved the Madurai Bench on Friday, stimulating the above order. The official submitted in the appeal that the petitioner was not a 'person aggrieved' and was not connected to the contract in any way.

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He also said that the petitioner does have the focus to question the tender notice. To demonstrate his point, the executive officer mentioned the dismissal of a similar plea filed by a contractors' association on the same ground. He also referred to the single judge's comparison of housekeeping service to 'Uzhavara pani' and pointed out that housekeeping work in Palani temple consists of several tasks including cleaning the winch and rope car stations, prasadam units, toilets in the temple, bus terminals and 300 rooms in Dhandapani Nilayam, sweeping Giriveethi road and surrounding areas among others.

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