Sri. Sudharamsagar Ningappa Jabannavar, v. Shri Parshwanth Digambar Jain Mandir
Case brief
What is this about?
The Court quashed an order by the Additional District Judge declaring applicants as hereditary poojaries, holding that Sections 3 and 7 of the Charitable and Religious Trusts Act, 1920 only permit courts to provide documents/aid and advice, not determine management or hereditary status. The Court directed that such claims be agitated under Section 92 CPC.
What did the court decide?
Writ of certiorari issued quashing the order dated 04-11-2023 passed in Miscellaneous Application No. 166/2017.