THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE E.V.VENUGOPAL WRIT PETITION No.28020 OF 2016

ORDER:

1 Questioning the action of the 3^rd respondent in issuing notice in Form-II dated 12.7.2016 bearing Rc.No.F2/ 03581/ 2016-3 directing the petitioner to make an application for registration under sub-Section (1) of Section 43 of the Act, as being illegal, arbitrary, the petitioner filed the present writ petition.

2 The case of the petitioner is that he constructed Mahashakthi Temple in the year 2010 with an amount of Rs.2.00 crores. Soon after completion of the temple, the Prathista and Kumbhabisekam were done by the Holy hands of Sri Sri Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya, Sri Hampi Virupaksha Vidyaranya Maha Samsthanam, Sri Vidyaranya Bharathi Swamiji from 13.6.2010 to 17.6.2010. The temple is located in and around one acre of land in Chaitanyapuri colony with pucca compound wall. The temple is dedicated to (i) Sri Maha Durga (ii) Sri Maha Lakshmi and (iii) Sri Maha Saraswathi and therefore it is named as "Maha Shakthi Peetam".

3 Soon after completion of Kumbhabisekham, the temple management has been handed over to Sri Sri Sri Vidyaranya Bharathi Swamiji to administer the management of the temple including day-to-