Supreme Court of India

Teki Venkata Ratnam and Ors. v. Dy. Commissioner, Endowment and Ors.

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Reported as [2001] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 357
Bench S. Rajendra Babu and Shivaraj V. Patil JJ.
Decided 7 August 2001

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the Deputy Commissioner has power and jurisdiction to decide whether the temple in question is a public temple or private one.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act. 1987. Sections /(3), 2 (22), 2(27), 43, 44, 87 and 160-Dispute regarding . character and status of temple-Whether public or private temple-Held, Deputy Commissioner has power and jurisdiction to enquire into and decide whether a temple is public or private one-Even a private temple in course of time may gradually acquire the nature of pub7ic temple . Not.ice was issued for registering a particular temple under Sections 38 p & 39 of the Andhr;t Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act,

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