The Madras high court has today set aside, an order passed in a previous judgement regarding the dress code to be worn by devotees who enter any Hindu temple. In 2015, a judge of Madurai bench has prescribed dhoti or pyjama with upper cloth or formal pants and shirts for men; saree or half saree with blouse, churidhar with upper cloth for women and fully covered dress for children as dress code for the temple visitors. The judge has further ordered the police to prevent devotees who come in attire contrary to the prescribed one. This judgement has of course created controversy in the state and women associations along with the state government has moved the high court for a relief.

The Madras high court has slashed the judgement saying that the courts should not enter into such sensitive issues unless someone has a objection to them. In the said case, the judge has voluntarily prescribed the dress code though the issue was not raised in the case. The madras high court has also cautioned that judgments should not represent the personal values and opinions of judges. However, the high court has made it clear that if any temple makes a certain dress code compulsory and if a person approaches the court in objection, then the court would certainly deliver its judgement. But no one seems to have raised the objection till now!