TEKI VENKATA RATNAM . vs DY. COMMNR., ENDOWMENT . — C.A. No. 1560/1997

Case under Section XIV-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010008031997

Filing Date

13-Jan-1997

Registration No

C.A. No. 1560/1997

Diary Number

803/1997

Order Date

07-Aug-2001

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 29-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section XIV-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.TEKI VENKATA RATNAM .

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.DY. COMMNR., ENDOWMENT .

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-Aug-2001

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 07-Aug-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 13-Jan-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. C.A. No. 1560/1997

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: TEKI VENKATA RATNAM v. DY. COMMISSIONER, ENDOWMENT Decision: The Supreme Court upheld the Deputy Commissioner's jurisdiction to enquire into and decide whether the Panduranga Vitthal Swami temple is public or private under Section 87 of the 1987 Andhra Pradesh Endowments Act. The Court rejected arguments that a 1940 District Court decree declaring it private was binding, holding that temples may transition from private to public status over time, and that the 1987 Act has overriding effect. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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