Koppal, Oct. 9 -- The Karnataka High Court has overturned two government orders concerning the administration of the renowned Anjanadri temple, ruling that the authorities failed to provide the concerned parties a proper opportunity to be heard before taking action.

Justice M. Nagaprasanna's bench quashed the September 24, 2018, notification bringing the Koppal district shrine under the religious endowments framework and the December 15, 2018, order appointing an administrator and an executive officer.

The court found that the absence of adequate notice and a hearing was contrary to the principles of natural justice. The ruling has dealt a setback to the state government's earlier decisions, but it does not mean that the government has ...