Supreme Court of India

Dr. K. S. Palanisami (dead) through Lrs. v. Hindu Community in General and Citizens of Gobichettipalayam and Others

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Bench A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ.

Decided 9 March 2017

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From the headnote

Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 - s.108 - Bar under - Bar with regard to suit or other legal proceeding is in respect of the administration or management of a religious institution - There is no case set up by the appellant that suit filed by the plaintiff related to a religious institution, as contemplated by 1959 Act - Therefore, suit filed by the plaintiff was not barred u!s. 108 of the Act.…

Authorities it was built on

1975 Navneet Lal Alias Rangi v. Gokul and Others cited by 5
1986 Dilharshankar C. Bhachecha v. The Controller of Estate Duty, Ahmedabad cited by 1
1958 The Kochu Govindan Kaimal & Others v. Thayankoot Thekkot Lakshmi Amma and Others cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2025 C.P. Francis v. C.P. Joseph and Others referred to
2020 V. Kalyanaswamy (d) by Lrs. & Anr. v. L. Bakthavatsalam (d) by Lrs. & Ors. referred to

Of those, 2 referred to

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