S. B. SINHA, C. J.

( 1 ) THE order of reference made by a division Bench of this Court dated 4-8-1995 reads:since this appeal has raised the question whether a Bench decision of this Court in Dy. Commissioner of endowments v. Saibaba Samsthanam (1991 (1) ALT 164) has correctly decided that a temple or mandir dedicated to Shirdi Saibaba is not an exclusively Hindu temple and it seems discussion as to the religion which saibaba propagated in the above judgment is taken as one parallel to the faith Kabirdas propagated, can it be said that endowments of Kabir Panth are not Hindu endowments and if the endowments to Kabir Panth are Hindu endowments and thus Hindu religious institutions, Sai temples are also Hindu temples, we are inclined to order for the hearing of the matter by a Special bench of three Judges of the Court.

( 2 ) THE writ petitioner-respondent is a society registered under the Andhra Pradesh (Telangana Area) Public Societies registration Act, 1350 F. It is not in dispute that it was also registered under the Andhra pradesh Charitable and Hindu Religious institutions and Endowments Act, 1966 (Act 17 of 1966) which Act stood repealed and replaced by reason of Section 155 o

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