最高法院规定寺庙基金不能拯救倒闭的银行,不能维持存款的还本付息。 Supreme Court rules temple funds cannot rescue failing banks, upholding repayment of deposits.

最高法院裁定,寺庙基金,包括Thirunelly Temple Devaswom基金,不能用来拯救倒闭的合作银行,维持喀拉拉邦高等法院关于偿还到期固定存款的命令。 The Supreme Court ruled that temple funds, including those of the Thirunelly Temple Devaswom, cannot be used to rescue failing cooperative banks, upholding a Kerala High Court order to repay matured fixed deposits. 法院强调,寺庙资金是神圣的,必须保存用于宗教目的,驳回银行的呼吁,拒绝延缓偿还期限。 The court emphasized that temple money is sacred and must be preserved for religious purposes, rejecting banks' appeals and refusing to stay the repayment deadline. 法官们在允许银行从高等法院寻求延期的同时强调,金融机构必须依靠公共存款,而不是寺庙资产,才能保持有偿付能力。 While allowing banks to seek an extension from the high court, the justices stressed that financial institutions must rely on public deposits, not temple assets, to remain solvent. 这项决定加强了对宗教捐赠品的法律保护,使其免受商业利用。 The decision reinforces the legal protection of religious endowments from commercial use.