Kalahasti temple board abolished by HC

The High Court on Tuesday set aside the Srikalahasti temple trust board that was constituted in Feb 09.
Justice R Ranganathan delivered his verdict after hearing a petition by Pagadala Pratap and A Muthu of Srikalahasti, who charged the state with violating the norms in forming the board. Namburi Gurugopal,  counsel for the petitioners, brought to the notice of the court a letter written to the endowments minister by another minister Anam Ramnarayana Reddy in which the latter had recommended certain names for appointment as trust board members and chairman. A few days later, all the persons recommended by the minister were appointed to the board through a GO. The petitioners made Anam a respondent in this case. The judge, who called for records,came to a conclusion that the basic norms were flouted for making the appointments and quashed the board.
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(source-toi)