VIJENDRA KUMAR AND ORS. vs THE COMMISSIONER A.P. CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION AND ENDOWMENT DEPARTMENT

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming that the temple in question is a public shrine and not a private place of worship for the appellants. The Court referenced Section 77 and Section 92 of the Andhra Pradesh Hindu Charitable and Religious Institutions and Endowment Act of 1966, establishing that the temple had been endowed for public purposes, thus rejecting the appellants' claims of exclusive family worship. The Court's holding confirmed the temple's status as a public temple, dismissing the appellants' appeal.