EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TTD, TIRUPATI versus A.S. NARAYAN DEEKSHITULU AND ORS.

EXECUTIVE OFFICER, TTD, TIRUPATI versus A.S. NARAYAN DEEKSHITULU AND ORS.

Matter cannot be resolved without perusal of accounts; an Advocate-Commissioner should be appointed by the Additional District Judge, Tirupati, to assess entitlements and liabilities, after notice to concerned parties; excess payments are to be recovered per judicial procedure.

Parties
Applicant: Executive Officer, TTD, Tirupati; Respondents: A.S. Narayan Deekshitulu and Ors.
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
09 May 1997
Procedural Posture
Writ Petition (civil) No. 638 of 1987; I.a. No. 12 of 1997 / Disposal of Interlocutory Application
Outcome
Application disposed of; petition disposed of.
Legal Topics
Abolition of Hereditary Appointments, Emoluments and Entitlements, Refund of Excess Payments, Appointment of Commissioner to Examine Accounts
Constitutional Law Religious Institutions Law Administrative Law Abolition of Hereditary Appointments Emoluments and Entitlements Refund of Excess Payments Appointment of Commissioner to Examine Accounts

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Parties

Executive Officer, TTD, Tirupati

Applicant

A.S. Narayan Deekshitulu and Ors.

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Writ Petition (civil) No. 638 of 1987; I.a. No. 12 of 1997 / Disposal of Interlocutory Application

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the excess payments made to archakas, gamekars, jeeyamgars, and mirasidars should be refunded to TTD.
  2. 2 How to determine respective entitlements and liabilities of office holders.
  3. 3 Method of recovering excess amounts refunded.

Ratio Decidendi

Matter cannot be resolved without perusal of accounts; an Advocate-Commissioner should be appointed by the Additional District Judge, Tirupati, to assess entitlements and liabilities, after notice to concerned parties; excess payments are to be recovered per judicial procedure.

Court Disposition

Application disposed of; petition disposed of.

Orders

  • Additional District Judge, Tirupati, to appoint an Advocate as Commissioner.
  • TTD to provide all relevant payment records to Commissioner.