Supreme Court of India

Joint Commissioner, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments, Administration Department v. Jayaraman and Ors.

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Bench S.N. Variava, P.K. Balasubramanyan and P.P. Naolekar JJ.
Decided 26 October 2005

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Trust: Indian Trust Act-Section I-Government land dedicated to temples by way of grants-Endowment for religious purpose, conduct of poojas in the temples and maintenance of the temple-Applicability of the Act-Held: Not applicable as it is a religious trust or endowment and not a private trust and is governed by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Act, 1959 . . Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Act, 1959- Sections 63, 34, 41, 6(17), 6(18)-Claimants declared hereditary trustees of the temples under the Act-Sought sale of temple property by filing application under S.34 of…

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