ORDER

CA Nos. 1340/86, 8535/94 & CA No. 2718/97 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 8437/97 (CC-1840/89)

Delay condoned and leave granted in the special leave petitions. Application for intervention is dismissed.

2. The controversy raised in this appeal is covered by the judgment of this Court in Sri Adi Visheshwara of Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi & Ors. v. The State of U.P. & Ors.1.

3. In the present case, the appellants-Satram Committee claimed the status of as a denominational temple under Article 26(d) of the Constitution. The High Court has held that they have the denominational status, but, nonetheless, it was negatived on the ground that the Managing Committee would be appointed with non-official and official members under the A.P. Charitable and Religious Institutions Endowment Act. Thus, the appellants claimed the status of a denominational one and the Government has questioned the later direction. Admittedly, the Arya Vysya Community is having as many as 102 gotras. In other words, they are representing a large segment of Hindus worshipping Goddess Matha Kanyakaparameswari. In the above cited case, the claim was that the Hindus who worship God Shiva constitute a denominational s