Supreme Court of India

R. M. Sundaram @ Meenakshisundaram v. Sri Kayarohanasamy and Neelayadhakshi Amman Temple (through its Executive Officer) Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

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Bench Ajay Rastogi and Sanjiv Khanna JJ.
Decided 11 July 2022

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Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act, 1959 – ss. 116(2)(xii), 108 – Dedication of Jewellery – Specific Endowment – Adorning the Deity – Appellant’s case that ‘M’ licensed the suit jewellery to be kept in the Kudavarai (safe vaults) of the Temple (respondent) – Appellant claimed that the suit jewellery was inherited by him as an adopted son of ‘M’ – Held: As far as endowment of the suit jewellery is concerned, there are concurrent findings of fact by the three courts in favour of the respondent and against the appellant – The dedication of the suit jewellery does not…

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