No hoardings at temple premises: Kerala HC

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Travancore Devaswom Board not to permit installation of advertisement boards inside temple compounds under its control. A Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice KS Radhakrishnan and Justice MN Krishnan, issued the order on a public interest litigation filed by a devotee, MG Rajesh Kumar of Thiruvalla, complaining that the hoardings were against the religious faith of Hindus. The bench also directed TDB to remove the hoardings in the Sri Vallabha temple at Thiruvalla where a jewellery advertisement had been put up.