A petition in the Allahabad High Court said that the annuity of nine temples in Vrindavan town in Uttar Pradesh had been withheld for the last four years by District Magistrate and Senior Treasury Officer, Mathura. Responding to the same, the High Court noted that it is “painful” that temples and trusts have to knock the doors of the court for getting their dues released from the U.P. government.
The Bench of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal was hearing a petition filed by Thakur Rangji Maharaj Virajman Mandir, a temple built in 1851 AD, seeking the court’s intervention to get its payment of the annuity under Section 99 of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition (UPZA) and Land Reforms (LR) Act.
The petitioner told the court that the annuity amounting to ₹9,125,07 had not been released to nine temples due to lack of permission by the Board of Revenue. However, the government submitted that ₹2,23,199 had been paid and now a balance of ₹6,89,308 remained.
