AP High Court suspends G.O issued for appointment of 52 special invitees to TTD Board

A division bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and Justice N. Jayasurya suspended the operation of G.O. numbers 568 and 569 through which the government nominated a tot

A division bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Arup Kumar Goswami and Justice N. Jayasurya suspended the operation of G.O. numbers 568 and 569 through which the to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams Trust Board, by an interim order on Wednesday.

The court held that the appointments were contrary to Section 96 of the AP Charitable and Hindu Religious Institutions and Endowments Act of 1987 and issued notices to the State and TTD returnable within four weeks.

During the hearing on a PIL filed by M. Uma Maheshwara Naidu, a TDP leader from Kalyandurg in Anantapur district, the court directed the government to keep the G.Os under suspension until further orders after observing that the nomination (of 52 individuals as special invitees) was in violation of the above Act and the matter warranted a detailed enquiry.