IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 24 OF 2005 IN FIRST APPEAL NO. 21 OF 2005 TEMPLE OF SHREE DEVI SATCENCHI BUMICA AND 2 ORS., ... Applicants Versus SHRI SOMA BARKELO GAONKAR AND 28 ORS., ... Respondents Mr. S. Vahidulla, Advocate for the Applicants. Mr. A. Kansar, Advocate for Respondents No. 1 to 4 and 16. Ms. Sapna Mordekar, Advocate for Respondents No. 5 to 7, 9 to 15, 26 & 27. Mr. S.G. Dessai, Senior Advocate with Mr. P. Talaulikar, Advocate for Respondents No. 17,19 to 24. Mr. G. Shirodkar, Addl. Govt. Advocate for Respondent No.18. Coram:- N. A. BRITTO, J. Date:- 26th February, 2008 P.C.: Heard. 2. After hearing the matter for sometime, all parties who are before this Court, as far as the religious activities are concerned, agree that during the appointed dates of the religious festivals, the taking of "Kalash" from the garbhagarh (Sanctum Sanctorum) will be done by the families of Majiks, Gaonkars and Rane Tambedquecars. 3. As far as the management of financial aspects of the temple is concerned, there is already a Committee consisting of Shri Pratapsingh Rauji Rane, Bodio Pundalik Gaonkar and Shri Krishna Bombi Majik. 4. Ms. Mordekar, the learned Counsel on behalf of respondents no. 5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,26 & 27 states that one member of the family of the said respondents should also be appointed on the said Committee, which is not agreeable to the other parties to this appeal. Considering that this arrangement is being made during the disposal of the appeal filed, I do not think that any change in the constitution of the said Committee is required to be made at this stage. Nevertheless, the said committee should ensure that a budget of the temple is prepared, and accounts submitted to the Administrator i.e. Mamlatdar of the Taluka, every three months. All the parties would be entitled to peruse the budget and the accounts submitted to the said Administrator. 5. It is clarified that as far as affiliated temples are concerned, the religious affairs will be continued as per existing practices, but as regards the financial affairs, the said affiliated temples will submit the accounts to the above said Managing Committee. 6. With the above observations and directions, Civil Application No. 24 of 2005 is disposed of. Liberty to apply. N. A. BRITTO, J. NH