The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department has successfully prevented an Executive Officer (EO), accused of misappropriating ₹1.37 crore in temple funds, from retiring voluntarily without facing departmental inquiry. A Division Bench overturned a previous High Court decision that allowed the EO’s retirement, affirming the Commissioner’s rejection of the request. In another case, Justice N. Anand Venkatesh upheld the removal of G. Prem Anand as hereditary trustee of a Chennai temple.