Archive · 21 May 2025
Telangana HC Halts Endowments' Notice for Sanjay's Temple
The government wanted to regulate a temple, but the person in charge said no because it was a private temple that does not collect money.
The court sided with the temple manager, stopping the government's attempt to register it.
The court gave the government time to reconsider.
The temple's manager is also a politician.
Telangana High Court overturned the Endowments Department's notice regarding the Mahashakti temple.
The notice sought to bring the temple under the Endowments Department's purview.
Bandi Sanjay Kumar, the Union Minister, opposed the registration.
Sanjay argued the temple was private and didn't collect fees or have donation boxes.
The court gave the department three months to review the exemption request.
- Who
- Telangana High Court, Bandi Sanjay, Endowments department.
- What
- The High Court set aside a notice by the Endowments Department regarding registration of the Mahashakti temple.
- When
- The order was passed.
- Where
- Telangana High Court, Chaitanyapuri, Karimnagar.
- Why
- The court considered Bandi Sanjay's arguments against registration, including his claim of private status and no hundials.
Endowments Department's Position
Bandi Sanjay's Position
Registration Requirement
Endowments Department's Position
The temple is a public religious institution, thus subject to registration under the Endowments Act.
Bandi Sanjay's Position
The temple is a private institution with no hundials or fees, therefore not subject to registration.
- Court
- Telangana High Court
- Petitioner
- Bandi Sanjay Kumar
- Temple
- Mahashakti temple
- Department
- Endowments Department
- Notice Date
- July 2016
- Timeframe
- Three months
