TTD should deploy AI in Parakamani process to reduce scope for theft, observes judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court

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The TTD should mechanise the process   of segregating currency notes and coins, and different   offerings made to the God, and counting / assessing their value, observes Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad. File

The TTD should mechanise the process of segregating currency notes and coins, and different offerings made to the God, and counting / assessing their value, observes Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad. File | Photo Credit: V. RAJU

Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad of the Andhra Pradesh High Court connected Tuesday expressed the sentiment that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) should mechanise the process of segregating currency notes and coins, and different offerings made to the God, and counting / assessing their worth (Parakamani), portion observing that determination were aggregate instances of theft earlier.

Also, Justice Prasad suggested that the CCTV systems beryllium equipped with AI for amended monitoring. He aboriginal posted the substance to December 19.

Hearing a batch of writ petitions related to the Parakamani theft case, Justice Prasad noted that AI would bring down quality intervention, thereby reducing the scope for theft / misappropriation of money. Besides, helium said the TTD should unafraid the offerings and support the sentiments of people.

The TTD indispensable refrain from disturbing what the Agama Shastra said astir counting, but since it moved retired of the temple premises and, consequently, the Agama Shastra mightiness not travel successful the way, the handling of offerings should beryllium changed from manual to automatic, the justice said, adding that it would beryllium bully to stop outsourcing.

Senior counsel Unnam Muralidhar Rao, who appeared connected behalf of the advocate-on-record Prudhvi Raj Komara (the implead petitioner for AP Sadhu Parishad), told The Hindu that the justice was emphatic successful his observations, and called for suggestions connected however to forestall irregularities successful the behaviour of Parakamani.

Published - December 16, 2025 08:54 p.m. IST

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