Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Karnataka High Court Orders Temple Committee Reconstitution
The Karnataka High Court told the government to create a new committee to manage the Mahalingeshwara Temple in Puttur.
This is because the current committee wasn't formed correctly, breaking some rules.
A person named Vasanthi complained, saying the process was wrong.
The court agreed, but let the old committee stay in place until the new one is ready.
The government has eight weeks to form the new committee.
The temple's current committee head says the work they've done was fine.
Karnataka High Court ordered the reconstitution of the Mahalingeshwara Temple committee.
The court found procedural errors in the existing committee's formation.
The petition was filed by Vasanthi, citing violations of the KHRI&CE Act.
The current committee can serve until the new one is formed in eight weeks.
The temple is a prominent religious site in Puttur, Karnataka.
- Who
- Karnataka High Court, State Religious Endowment Department, Vasanthi (petitioner), Ishwar Bhat (committee president)
- What
- The High Court directed the reconstitution of the management committee of Mahalingeshwara Temple in Puttur.
- When
- The order was passed recently; existing committee formed December 2024.
- Where
- Mahalingeshwara Temple, Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, Karnataka.
- Why
- Due to procedural lapses in the formation of the existing committee, violating the KHRI&CE Act, 1997.
- Court
- Karnataka High Court
- Temple
- Mahalingeshwara Temple, Puttur
- Issue
- Procedural lapses in committee formation
- Action
- Directed reconstitution of committee
- Timeline
- Reconstitution within eight weeks
