Archive · 24 Sep 2026
High Court questions Yadadri temple tender extension, orders representations considered
The High Court examined a dispute about a temple tender at Yadadri.
A licence had reportedly been extended for three years.
The court questioned this because an earlier tender was still active.
The court also questioned references to a local MLA in official correspondence.
After the hearing, the Endowments Commissioner’s office withdrew the extension letter.
The court said tender decisions belong to the Endowments Commissioner and the temple’s Executive Officer.
It did not decide how the tender process should be conducted.
Instead, it ordered the authorities to consider the petitioner’s representations according to law.
The Telangana High Court questioned a three-year licence extension at Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Yadadri.
The earlier tender was stated to cover April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.
The court questioned how the extension was granted while the earlier tender was still in force.
The Endowments Commissioner’s office withdrew the extension letter after the court’s observations.
Authorities were directed to consider Annaldas Venkatesh’s representations concerning a proposed tender for supplying vastra.
- Who
- Justice Jukanti Anil Kumar heard a petition filed by Annaldas Venkatesh; Endowments Commissioner M Hanumantha Rao appeared before the court.
- What
- The court questioned a three-year licence extension and directed temple authorities to consider representations about a proposed vastra-supply tender.
- When
- The hearing took place on Wednesday; the representations were dated April 14 and June 28, 2026, according to the article.
- Where
- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam in Yadadri, at Yadagirigutta.
- Why
- Venkatesh sought consideration of his representations, while the court questioned the extension because an earlier tender was still in force.
- Court
- High Court, before Justice Jukanti Anil Kumar
- Petitioner
- Annaldas Venkatesh of Yadagirigutta
- Temple
- Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Devasthanam, Yadadri
- Earlier tender period
- April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026
- Disputed action
- A three-year licence extension issued by the Endowments Commissioner’s office
- Subsequent action
- The commissioner’s office withdrew the extension letter
- Court direction
- Authorities must consider the petitioner’s representations and pass orders according to law