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Supreme Court ruling on `private` temples: The Hindu
When a dispute arises as to whether a temple is a `public` or a `private` place, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) has the power and jurisdiction to inquire and decide such a question under Section 87 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987, the Supreme Court has ruled.
When a dispute arises as to whether a temple is a `public' or a `private' place, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) has the power and jurisdiction to inquire and decide such a question under Section 87 of the Andhra Pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act, 1987, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Delivering the judgment, Mr. Justice Shivraj V. Patil said that the DC, on the facts and circumstance of the case, ``has jurisdiction to decide whether the temple in question, namely, Sri Panduranga Vitthal Swami temple, Chilakalapudi, is a `public' temple or `private' one.''