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The issue pertained to a long-running dispute that lasted more than a century, in which the appellants or defendants (Ogeppa, deceased) and the respondents or plaintiffs (Sahebgouda, deceased) made opposing assertions with regard to the ancestral pujari rights and the authority to carry out worship of Amogasidda, a saint who died 600 years ago.

Mata Tripura Sundari Temple, a 500-year-old Shakti Peetha built by Maharaja Dhanya Manikya, stands as a rare confluence of Shakta and Vaishnava traditions, now revived through a grand redevelopment.

"This Court finds no substance in the arguments of the counsel for the petitioner that the temple situated within a 50-meter radius of the petitioners’ meat shops is not a public temple," the Judge noted in its order dated September 1, 2025.

SC suggested forming a committee led by a retired HC judge to supervise the temple's administration.