“Supreme Court stays Telangana Congress govt’s order to take over Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple by appointing Executive Officer, issues notice”, Opindia, March 7, 2024:
“The Supreme Court on 7th March stayed the attempts of the Congress govt in Telangana to take over the Sri Veerabhadra Swamy, known as the Machileshwarnath Temple, at Ranga Reddy District. A Bench of Justices M M Sundresh and S V N Bhatti stayed the appointment of the Executive Officer for the temple by the State government on a plea filed by the temple.
The apex court also issued notice to the state government over the petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Telangana Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act 1987. The petition was filed on behalf of the priests of the Sri Veerabhadra Swamy Temple. Apart from challenging the constitutionality of the Act, the petition also challenged order of the commissioner of endowments to appoint an Executive Officer of the temple.
The petition claimed that through the appointment of the Executive Officer, the Telangana government is attempting to take over the Hindu temple and remove the current administrators and priests…..”
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