Hyderabad, April 5 -- The Telangana High Court has upheld the eviction notice issued by the Endowments department for clearing 3,500 square yards of land worth crores of rupees belonging to the Murali Manohar Swamy Temple in Kishanbagh, Hyderabad.

The notice was originally issued by the temple's Executive Officer in February 2021, directing the occupant to vacate the premises.

The eviction notice was challenged by Brij Gopal Heda, who filed a petition in the High Court. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka presided over the case and heard arguments from both sides.

Representing the petitioner, his lawyer argued that the petitioner's father had rented the property in 1980. After his father's death in 2020, the petitioner continued to operate his b...