<p>A division bench comprising Chief Justice Nissar Ahmed Kakru and Justice Vilas V Afzal Purkar issued the notices while hearing a PIL filed by Bhanu Prakash Reddy.<br /><br />Notices were issued to the state endowments minister, railway minister and TTD executive officer among others, asking them why Reddy's request should not be granted.<br /><br />The bench also sought replies to allegations made by him in the plea. The petitioner contended that the government, which was facing a severe financial crisis, was surreptitiously trying to divert TTD funds for various welfare programmes run by the state administration.<br /><br />The petitioner said the Railway Minister is said to have expressed the view that the TTD should share the burden for upgrading the Tirupati railway station.<br /><br />In the petition, Reddy has contended that the TTD's funds belong to the Hindu devotees and they are not meant for utilisation for non-charitable and non-Hindu purposes.<br /><br />"The TTD and state government are only trustees of the wealth of the Lord Venkateswara and they cannot distribute the funds as they wish," he said.</p>
<p>A division bench comprising Chief Justice Nissar Ahmed Kakru and Justice Vilas V Afzal Purkar issued the notices while hearing a PIL filed by Bhanu Prakash Reddy.<br /><br />Notices were issued to the state endowments minister, railway minister and TTD executive officer among others, asking them why Reddy's request should not be granted.<br /><br />The bench also sought replies to allegations made by him in the plea. The petitioner contended that the government, which was facing a severe financial crisis, was surreptitiously trying to divert TTD funds for various welfare programmes run by the state administration.<br /><br />The petitioner said the Railway Minister is said to have expressed the view that the TTD should share the burden for upgrading the Tirupati railway station.<br /><br />In the petition, Reddy has contended that the TTD's funds belong to the Hindu devotees and they are not meant for utilisation for non-charitable and non-Hindu purposes.<br /><br />"The TTD and state government are only trustees of the wealth of the Lord Venkateswara and they cannot distribute the funds as they wish," he said.</p>